indent
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