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What does dent mean?

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Noun
  1. A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact.
  2. A type of maize/corn with with a relatively soft outer hull, and a soft type of starch that shrinks at maturity to leave an indentation in the surface of the kernel.
  3. (by extension, informal) A sudden negative change, such as loss, damage, weakening, consumption or diminution, especially one produced by an external force, event or action
Verb
  1. (transitive) To impact something, producing a dent.
  2. (intransitive) To develop a dent or dents.
Noun
  1. (engineering) A tooth, as of a card, a gear wheel, etc.
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