Word
Indent
How many syllables?
2 Syllables
How it's divided?
in-dent
Definition
- v. t. - To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of
teeth; as, to indent the edge of paper.
- v. t. - To dent; to stamp or to press in; to impress; as, indent
a smooth surface with a hammer; to indent wax with a stamp.
- v. t. - To bind out by indenture or contract; to indenture; to
apprentice; as, to indent a young man to a shoemaker; to indent a
servant.
- v. t. - To begin (a line or lines) at a greater or less distance
from the margin; as, to indent the first line of a paragraph one em; to
indent the second paragraph two ems more than the first. See
Indentation, and Indention.
- v. t. - To make an order upon; to draw upon, as for military
stores.
- v. i. - To be cut, notched, or dented.
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