dent
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)
it made a dent in my bank account
Types & categories
- effect hypernym
Sense 2 verb
make a depression into
The bicycle dented my car
Types & categories
- twist hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a depression scratched or carved into a surface
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Sense 4 noun
an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | effect |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | nick |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | pitting |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | incision |
| 2 | entails | Related & opposite | hit |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | twist |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | dent |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | scratch up |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | prick |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | incise |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | slit |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | slice |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | incisive |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | imprint |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | scotch |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | dent |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | gouge |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | blemish |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | dig |