'Indent' definitions:

Definition of 'indent'

(from WordNet)
noun
An order for goods to be exported or imported
noun
The space left between the margin and the start of an indented line [syn: indentation, indention, indent, indenture]
verb
Set in from the margin; "Indent the paragraphs of a letter"
verb
Cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for authentication; "indent the documents"
verb
Make a depression into; "The bicycle dented my car" [syn: indent, dent]
verb
Notch the edge of or make jagged
verb
Bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant; "an indentured servant" [syn: indenture, indent]

Definition of 'Indent'

From: GCIDE
  • Indent \In*dent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indented; p. pr. & vb. n. Indenting.] [OE. endenten to notch, fit in, OF. endenter, LL. indentare, fr. L. in + dens, dentis, tooth. See Tooth, and cf. Indenture.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth; as, to indent the edge of paper. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To dent; to stamp or to press in; to impress; as, indent a smooth surface with a hammer; to indent wax with a stamp. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. [Cf. Indenture.] To bind out by indenture or contract; to indenture; to apprentice; as, to indent a young man to a shoemaker; to indent a servant. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Print.) 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. (Mil.) To make an order upon; to draw upon, as for military stores. [India] --Wilhelm. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Indent'

From: GCIDE
  • Indent \In*dent"\, v. i.
  • 1. To be cut, notched, or dented. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To crook or turn; to wind in and out; to zigzag. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To contract; to bargain or covenant. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • To indent and drive bargains with the Almighty. --South. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Indent'

From: GCIDE
  • Indent \In*dent"\, n.
  • 1. A cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a recess like a notch. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A stamp; an impression. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • 3. 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. --D. Ramsay. A. Hamilton. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Mil.) A requisition or order for supplies, sent to the commissariat of an army. [India] --Wilhelm. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'indent'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Indent'