indent
in dent
- n an order for goods to be exported or imported
- n the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line
- v set in from the margin
- v cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for authentication
indent the documents - v make a depression into
- v notch the edge of or make jagged
- v bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant
an indentured servant
- The final characteristic emotion is contempt, shown by having the corner of her mouth turn up and in on itself, as if forming a pocket or twisted indent.
- Now and again, especially when attacking the Democrats for a perceived lack of patriotism, the corner of his mouth will curl upwards in a tight indent.
- In the early morning, fingers of mist linger in the small bays that indent the shoreline.