indent

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Synonyms: intent, invent, ident, incent, indebt, inbent, indene, inden

Antonyms: intent, invent, ident, incent, indebt, inbent, indene, inden

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Noun

1. A cut or [[notch]] in the margin of anything, or a recess like a notch.
2. A [[stamp]]; an impression.
3. A certificate, or intended certificate, issued by the government of the United States at the close of the Revolution, for the principal or interest of the public debt.
4. A requisition or order for supplies, sent to the commissariat of an army.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To notch; to [[jag]]; to cut into points like a row of teeth
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To be cut, notched, or dented.
3. To dent; to stamp or to press in; to impress
4. {{lb|en|historical}} To cut the two halves of a document in duplicate, using a jagged or wavy line so that each party could demonstrate that their copy was part of the original whole.
5. {{lb|en|intransitive|reflexive|obsolete}} To enter into a binding agreement by means of such documents; to formally commit (to doing something); to [[contract]].
6. {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete}} To [[engage]] (someone), originally by means of indented contracts.
7. {{lb|en|typography}} To begin (a line or lines) at a greater or lesser distance from the margin. See [[indentation]], and [[indention]]. Normal indent pushes in a line or paragraph. "Hanging indent" pulls the line out into the margin. <!-- Should we have a [[hanging indent]] page, to keep up with that other dictionary ? http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/H/hanging_indent.html -->
8. {{lb|en|obsolete|intransitive}} To crook or turn; to wind in and out; to zigzag.
9. {{lb|en|military|India|Singapore|dated elsewhere}} To make an order upon; to draw upon, as for military stores.

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