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indent - an order for goods to be exported or imported |
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purchase order,
order the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement; "there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list"
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britain,
u.k.,
uk,
united kingdom,
united kingdom of great britain and nort,
great britain a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
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indent - make a depression into; "The bicycle dented my car" |
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dent |
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flex,
bend,
deform,
twist,
turn cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"
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hit pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
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indent - notch the edge of or make jagged |
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notch notch a surface to record something
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recess make a recess in; "recess the piece of wood"
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indent - set in from the margin; "Indent the paragraphs of a letter" |
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format,
arrange divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; "Please format this disk before entering data!"
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indent - cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for authentication; "indent the documents" |
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cut grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"
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