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indent in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. make a depression into
    "The bicycle dented my car"
    indent  dent 
  2. bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant
    "an indentured servant"
    indenture  indent 
  3. cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for authentication
    "indent the documents"
    indent 
  4. notch the edge of or make jagged
    indent 
  5. set in from the margin
    "Indent the paragraphs of a letter"
    indent 
noun
  1. an order for goods to be exported or imported
    indent 
  2. the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line
    indentation  indention  indent  indenture 
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