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DENT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An impression in a surface (as made by a blow)

Synonyms:

dent; ding; gouge; nick

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("dent" is a kind of...):

blemish; defect; mar (a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dent"):

dig (a small gouge (as in the cover of a book))

Derivation:

dent (make a depression into)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)

Example:

it made a dent in my bank account

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("dent" is a kind of...):

consequence; effect; event; issue; outcome; result; upshot (a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A depression scratched or carved into a surface

Synonyms:

dent; incision; prick; scratch; slit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Hypernyms ("dent" is a kind of...):

depression; impression; imprint (a concavity in a surface produced by pressing)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dent"):

score; scotch (a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally))

Derivation:

dent (make a depression into)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make a depression into

Example:

The bicycle dented my car

Synonyms:

dent; indent

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "dent" is one way to...):

bend; deform; flex; turn; twist (cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form)

"Dent" entails doing...:

hit (deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

dent (an impression in a surface (as made by a blow))

dent (a depression scratched or carved into a surface)

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