indent

Definitions of indent in various dictionaries:

noun - an order for goods to be exported or imported

noun - the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line

verb - set in from the margin

verb - cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for authentication

verb - make a depression into

verb - notch the edge of or make jagged

verb - bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant

To set (the first line of a paragraph, for example) in from the margin.

To cut or tear (a document with two or more copies) along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for establishing authenticity.

To draw up (a document) in duplicate or triplicate.

To notch or serrate the edge of; make jagged.

To make notches, grooves, or holes in (wood, for example) for the purpose of mortising.

To fit or join together by or as if by mortising.

To order (goods) by purchase order or official requisition.

To make or form an indentation.

To draw up or order an indent.

The act of indenting or the condition of being indented.

A blank space before the beginning of an indented line: a two-pica indent.

An indenture.

A U.

An official requisition or purchase order for goods.

To make a dent in: a bay that indents the southern coast.

To impress (a design, for example); stamp.

verb - to cut or tear irregularly