Indent

Quick meaning: Indent is a noun meaning A cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a recess like a notch.

Meaning

A cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a recess like a notch.

More Meanings

1. A stamp; an impression.
2. A requisition or order for supplies, sent to the commissariat of an army.
3. (transitive) To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth
4. (intransitive) To be cut, notched, or dented.
5. To dent; to stamp or to press in; to impress
6. 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.
7. (historical) 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.

Example Sentences

to indent wax with a stamp

to indent the edge of paper

indent a smooth surface with a hammer

to indent the first line of a paragraph one em

Word Forms

• indents
• indenting
• indented

Synonyms for indent

Depending on context, synonyms include indentation, dent, indenture.

Antonyms for indent

Common opposites include unindent, outdent, dedent.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include indentation, indenture, dent, bar, chip, bullet.

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