Becoming and making less strong (Definition of dented from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of dent in a Sentence Verb I'm afraid I dented the wall pretty badly when I was hammering in that nail. Many of the cans were badly dented. Some types of metal dent more easily than others.

To become dented: a fender that dents easily. [Middle English dent, variant of dint, blow, from Old English dynt.]

Definitions of dented adjective of metal e.g. “ dented fenders” synonyms: bent, crumpled damaged harmed or injured or spoiled

Becoming and making less strong (Definition of dented from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

6 days ago · Learn which dents may be harmless, and when you should err on the side of caution and discard that dented can to avoid foodborne illness.

dent something to make a hollow place in a hard surface, usually by hitting it The back of the car was badly dented in the collision. The car was quite badly dented on one side.

Definition of 'dented' dented in British English (ˈdɛntɪd ) adjective having a surface containing a hollow or dip

I haven't even made a dent in this pile of work. v.t. to make a dent in or on; indent: The impact dented the car's fender. to have the effect of reducing or slightly injuring: The caustic remark dented his ego. …

The surface of the glass produced in this way may be modified by altering the surface of the rolling-table; if the table has a smooth surface, the glass will also be more or less smooth, but much dented …