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US/dent/
UK/dent/
a small hollow in a surface made by hitting or pressing it
In context
There is a small dent in the door of my car.
The hailstorm left dents all over the roof.
The new tax made a big dent in our savings.
Words that go with dent
verb + preposition
- make a dent inThe extra work made a dent in my free time.
- put a dent inThe storm put a dent in tourism.
noun + preposition
- a dent inThere was a dent in the front fender.
adjective + noun
- small dentA small dent is easy to hide with paint.
- deep dentThe hammer left a deep dent in the table.
- big dentSomeone left a big dent in my car door last night.