Associations to the word «Dent»

Wiktionary

DENT, noun. A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact.
DENT, noun. (by extension) (informal) A sudden negative change, such as loss, damage, weakening, consumption or diminution, especially one produced by an external force, event or action
DENT, verb. (transitive) To impact something, producing a dent.
DENT, verb. (intransitive) To develop a dent or dents.
DENT, noun. (engineering) A tooth, as of a card, a gear wheel, etc.

Dictionary definition

DENT, noun. An appreciable consequence (especially a lessening); "it made a dent in my bank account".
DENT, noun. A depression scratched or carved into a surface.
DENT, noun. An impression in a surface (as made by a blow).
DENT, verb. Make a depression into; "The bicycle dented my car".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats