• noun:   an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
• noun:   an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)

  Example: "It made a dent in my bank account"

• noun:   a depression scratched or carved into a surface
• verb:   make a depression into

  Example: "The bicycle dented my car"

• name:  A surname (common: 1 in 16666 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #2200)

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