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Definitions for Indented

[1] to form deep recesses in: The sea indents the coast.
[2] to set in or back from the margin, as the first line of a paragraph.
[3] to sever (a document drawn up in duplicate) along an irregular line as a means of identification.
[4] to cut or tear the edge of (copies of a document) in an irregular way.
[5] to make toothlike notches in; notch.
[6] to indenture, as an apprentice.
[7] British . to draw an order upon.
[8] Chiefly British . to order, as commodities.
[9] to form a recess.
[10] Chiefly British . to make out an order or requisition in duplicate.
[11] Obsolete . to draw upon a person or thing for something. to enter into an agreement by indenture; make a compact.
[12] a toothlike notch or deep recess; indentation.
[13] an indention.
[14] an indenture.
[15] American History . a certificate issued by a state or the federal government at the close of the Revolutionary War for the principal or interest due on the public debt.
[16] British . a requisition for stores.
[17] to dent; press in so as to form a dent: to indent a pattern on metal.
[18] to make or form a dent in: The wooden stairs had been indented by horses' hooves.
[19] a dent.
[20] to place (written or printed matter, etc) in from the margin, as at the beginning of a paragraph
[21] to cut or tear (a document, esp a contract or deed in duplicate) so that the irregular lines may be matched to confirm its authenticity
[22] mainly British (in foreign trade) to place an order for (foreign goods), usually through an agent
[23] (when intr, foll by for, on, or upon ) mainly British to make an order on (a source or supply) or for (something)
[24] to notch (an edge, border, etc); make jagged
[25] to bind (an apprentice, etc) by indenture
[26] mainly British (in foreign trade) an order for foreign merchandise, esp one placed with an agent
[27] mainly British an official order for goods
[28] (in the late 18th-century US) a certificate issued by federal and state governments for the principal or interest due on the public debt
[29] another word for indenture
[30] another word for indentation (def. 4)
[31] (tr) to make a dent or depression in
[32] a dent or depression

Words related to Indented

indentpink, depress, cut, dent, serrate, mark, hollow, nick, score, bash, dint, jag, notch, pit, rut, scallop, rabbet

Words nearby Indented

indentindemnitee, indemnitor, indemnity, indemonstrable, indene, indent, indentation, indention, indenture, indentured servant, independence

Origin of Indented

2Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at in-2, dent1

Other words from Indented

in·dent·er , in·den·tor , noun

Word origin for Indented

C15: from in- ² + dent 1

Synonyms for Indented

paragraphed, sectioned, set in