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Definition of 'dimple'

noun

A chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached [syn: dimpled chad, pregnant chad, dimple]

noun

Any slight depression in a surface; "there are approximately 336 dimples on a golf ball"

noun

A small natural hollow in the cheek or chin; "His dimple appeared whenever he smiled"

verb

Mark with, or as if with, dimples; "drops dimpled the smooth stream"

verb

Produce dimples while smiling; "The child dimpled up to the adults"

From: GCIDE

Dimple \Dim"ple\, n. [Prob. a nasalized dim. of dip. See Dip, and cf. Dimble.]
1. A slight natural depression or indentation on the surface of some part of the body, esp. on the cheek or chin. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
The dimple of her chin. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
2. A slight indentation on any surface. [1913 Webster]
The garden pool's dark surface . . . Breaks into dimples small and bright. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]

From: GCIDE

Dimple \Dim"ple\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dimpled; p. pr. & vb. n. Dimpling.] To form dimples; to sink into depressions or little inequalities. [1913 Webster]
And smiling eddies dimpled on the main. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

From: GCIDE

Dimple \Dim"ple\, v. t. To mark with dimples or dimplelike depressions. --Shak. [1913 Webster]