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English noun: indent | |||
| 1. | indent (communication) an order for goods to be exported or imported | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | order, purchase order | ||
| Domain region | Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ||
| 2. | indent (communication) the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line | ||
| Synonyms | indentation, indention, indenture | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | blank space, place, space | ||
English verb: indent | |||
| 1. | indent (creation) set in from the margin | ||
| Samples | Indent the paragraphs of a letter. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arrange, format | ||
| 2. | indent (contact) cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for authentication | ||
| Samples | Indent the documents. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cut | ||
| 3. | indent (contact) make a depression into | ||
| Samples | The bicycle dented my car. | ||
| Synonyms | dent | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bend, deform, flex, turn, twist | ||
| Entail | hit | ||
| 4. | indent (contact) notch the edge of or make jagged | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | notch | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | recess | ||
| 5. | indent (communication) bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant | ||
| Samples | An indentured servant. | ||
| Synonyms | indenture | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bind, hold, obligate, oblige | ||
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