dent
noun
[ dɛnt ]
• a slight hollow in a hard even surface made by a blow or pressure.
• "there was a hideous dent in the front passenger door"
Similar:
indentation,
dint,
dimple,
dip,
depression,
hollow,
crater,
pit,
trough,
concavity,
• a reduction in amount or size.
• "he has barely made a dent in the poverty rate"
dent
verb
• mark with a dent.
• "he hit a concrete bollard, denting the wing"
• have an adverse effect on; diminish.
• "this neither deterred him nor dented his enthusiasm"
Similar:
diminish,
reduce,
lessen,
shrink,
weaken,
erode,
undermine,
sap,
shake,
break,
crush,
cripple,
destroy,
damage,
impair,
put the kibosh on,
Origin:
Middle English (designating a blow with a weapon): variant of dint.
