indent

(noun, verb)

noun

1. an order for goods to be exported or imported

Definition categories: communication, order

2. the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line

Similar word(s): indentation, indention, indenture

Definition categories: communication, place, space

verb

1. set in from the margin

- Indent the paragraphs of a letter

Definition categories: creation, arrange, format

2. cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for authentication

- indent the documents

Definition categories: contact, cut

3. make a depression into

Similar word(s): dent

Definition categories: contact, bend, deform, flex, turn, twist

4. notch the edge of or make jagged

Definition categories: contact, notch

5. bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant

- an indentured servant

Similar word(s): indenture

Definition categories: communication, bind, hold, obligate, oblige

Sentences with indent as a verb:

- to indent a young man to a shoemaker; to indent a servant