(dents, denting, dented)
1.
If you dent the surface of something, you make a hollow area in it by hitting or pressing it.
Its brass feet dented the carpet's thick pile.
VERB: V n
• dented
Watch out for bargains, but never buy dented cans.
ADJ
2.
A dent is a hollow in the surface of something which has been caused by hitting or pressing it.
There was a dent in the car which hadn't been there before.
N-COUNT
3.
If something dents your ideas or your pride, it makes you realize that your ideas are wrong, or that you are not as good or successful as you thought.
This has not dented the City's enthusiasm for the company.
VERB: V n