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Definitions of indent
  1. noun
    the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line
  2. verb
    bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant
    "an indentured servant"

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  3. verb
    make a depression into

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  4. noun
    an order for goods to be exported or imported
  5. verb
    cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for authentication
    "indent the documents"
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    cut
  6. verb
    notch the edge of or make jagged
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  7. verb
    set in from the margin
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Definition that contains indent
  • punch a tool for making holes or indentations
  • bay an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
  • notch a V-shaped indentation
  • notch a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface
  • recess an enclosure that is set back or indented
  • paragraph one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
  • niche an enclosure that is set back or indented
  • dissected having one or more indentations reaching nearly to the midrib
  • cleft having one or more indentations reaching nearly to the midrib
  • cleft a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)
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