dentnoun [ C ]
uk/dent/us/dent/a small hollow mark in the surface of something, caused by pressure or by being hit:
a dent in the door of a car
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Holes, hollows and dips
- aperture
- cleft
- cranny
- depression
- dimple
- dip
- donga
- eyehole
- footprint
- intake
- orifice
- pinhole
- pit
- porosity
- porous
- puncture
- riddled
- semipermeable
- tear 1
- wormhole
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Idiom(s)
make/put a dent in sth
dentverb [ T ]
uk/dent/us/dent/to make a small hollow mark in the surface of something:
I dropped a hammer on the floor, and it dented the floorboard.
If you dent someone's confidence or pride, you make them feel less confident or proud:
His confidence was badly dented when he didn't get the job.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Making holes in things
- bore
- breach
- drill
- gouge
- hole
- perforate
- perforated
- pierce
- piercing
- prick
- probe
- punch
- puncture
- riddle
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Becoming and making less strong