noun Download 🔗Share A cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a recess like a notch. Examples : "The carpenter noticed a small indent on the edge of the wooden table where it had been bumped. " mark writing structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A stamp; an impression. Examples : "The old coin had an indent where someone had tried to pry it open. " mark writing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A certificate, or intended certificate, issued by the government of the United States at the close of the Revolution, for the principal or interest of the public debt. Examples : "The Revolutionary War indent promised payment for the soldier's service. " government finance history economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A requisition or order for supplies, sent to the commissariat of an army. Examples : "The soldier submitted an indent for more ammunition. " military war government organization demand Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth Examples : "to indent the edge of paper" mark writing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To be cut, notched, or dented. Examples : "The car door slammed against the mailbox, and the metal visibly indented. " mark appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To dent; to stamp or to press in; to impress Examples : "indent a smooth surface with a hammer" mark action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cut the two halves of a document in duplicate, using a jagged or wavy line so that each party could demonstrate that their copy was part of the original whole. Examples : "The lawyer had to indent the contract so both parties had a copy that clearly matched the original. " law history writing property Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To enter into a binding agreement by means of such documents; to formally commit (to doing something); to contract. Examples : "The company will indent with a local supplier to provide all the office paper for the next three years. " law business Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To engage (someone), originally by means of indented contracts. Examples : "to indent a young man to a shoemaker; to indent a servant" business job Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To begin (a line or lines) at a greater or lesser distance from the margin. See indentation, and indention. Normal indent pushes in a line or paragraph. "hanging indent" pulls the line out into the margin. Examples : "to indent the first line of a paragraph one em" writing language computing technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To crook or turn; to wind in and out; to zigzag. Examples : "The path through the forest indented sharply, winding in and out among the trees. " way action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make an order upon; to draw upon, as for military stores. Examples : "The army officer indented for more ammunition. " military government Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading