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in·dent /ɪnˈdɛnt/
縮進契約,訂貨單,凹痕(vi.)切割成鋸齒狀(vt.)縮排,定貨,印凹痕
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In·dent v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indented; p. pr. & vb. n. Indenting.]
1. To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth; as, to indent the edge of paper.
2. To dent; to stamp or to press in; to impress; as, indent a smooth surface with a hammer; to indent wax with a stamp.
3. To bind out by indenture or contract; to indenture; to apprentice; as, to indent a young man to a shoemaker; to indent a servant.
4. Print. To begin (a line or lines) at a greater or less distance from the margin; as, to indent the first line of a paragraph one em; to indent the second paragraph two ems more than the first. See Indentation, and Indention.
5. Mil. To make an order upon; to draw upon, as for military stores. [India]
In·dent, v. i.
1. To be cut, notched, or dented.
2. To crook or turn; to wind in and out; to zigzag.
3. To contract; to bargain or covenant.
To indent and drive bargains with the Almighty. --South.
In·dent n.
1. A cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a recess like a notch.
2. A stamp; an impression. [Obs.]
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. Mil. A requisition or order for supplies, sent to the commissariat of an army. [India]
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indent
n 1: an order for goods to be exported or imported
2: the space left between the margin and the start of an
indented line [syn: indentation, indenture]
v 1: set in from the margin; "Indent the paragraphs of a letter"
2: cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can
later be matched for authentication; "indent the
documents"
3: make a depression into; "The bicycle dented my car" [syn: dent]
4: notch the edge of or make jagged
5: bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or
servant; "an indentured servant" [syn: indenture]