Found 3 items, similar to indent.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: indent caruk, memasukkan, menjorokkan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: indent 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] indent 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]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Indent Indent \In*dent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indented; p. pr. & vb. n. Indenting.] [OE. endenten to notch, fit in, OF. endenter, LL. indentare, fr. L. in + dens, dentis, tooth. See Tooth, and cf. Indenture.] [1913 Webster] 1. To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth; as, to indent the edge of paper. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 3. [Cf. Indenture.] To bind out by indenture or contract; to indenture; to apprentice; as, to indent a young man to a shoemaker; to indent a servant. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 5. (Mil.) To make an order upon; to draw upon, as for military stores. [India] --Wilhelm. [1913 Webster] Indent \In*dent"\, v. i. 1. To be cut, notched, or dented. [1913 Webster] 2. To crook or turn; to wind in and out; to zigzag. [1913 Webster] 3. To contract; to bargain or covenant. --Shak. [1913 Webster] To indent and drive bargains with the Almighty. --South. [1913 Webster] Indent \In*dent"\, n. 1. A cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a recess like a notch. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A stamp; an impression. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 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. --D. Ramsay. A. Hamilton. [1913 Webster] 4. (Mil.) A requisition or order for supplies, sent to the commissariat of an army. [India] --Wilhelm. [1913 Webster]