A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact.
The crash produced a dent in the left side of the car.
A type of maize/corn with a relatively soft outer hull, and a soft type of starch that shrinks at maturity to leave an indentation in the surface of the kernel.
(by extension) A sudden negative change, such as loss, damage, weakening, consumption or diminution, especially one produced by an external force, event or action
That purchase put a bit of a dent in my wallet.
To impact something, producing a dent.
To develop a dent or dents.
Copper is soft and dents easily.
A tooth, as of a card, a gear wheel, etc.
A slot or a wire in a reed