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dent noun1. ME.
[Var. of DINT noun; in sense 3 prob. from DENT verb. Cf. DUNT noun.]
a. A stroke or blow, esp. one given with a weapon; = DINT noun 1. ME-E17.
b. A clap of thunder. Long obsolete exc. dial. ME.
Dealing of blows; vigorous wielding of a weapon; force of attack. LME-L16.
A hollow or impression in a surface, as made by a blow with a sharp or edged instrument; an indentation. M16.
George Eliot Dents and disfigurements in an old family tankard. J. Cary The lower cottages in a dip or dent on the hillside.
b. fig. A (detrimental) reducing effect or reduction. M20.
Times There is going to be a dent in our profits.