- (v.t.) To dent; to stamp or to press in; to impress; as, indent a smooth surface with a hammer; to indent wax with a stamp.
- (v.t.) 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.
- (v.i.) To be cut, notched or dented.
- (n.) A stamp; an impression.
- (v.i.) To crook or turn; to wind in and out; to zigzag.
- (n.) A cut or notch in the man gin of anything or a recess like a notch.
- (v.t.) To make an order upon; to draw upon, as for military stores.
- (n.) A requisition or order for supplies, sent to the commissariat of an army.
- (v.t.) To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth; as, to indent the edge of paper.
- (v.t.) To bind out by indenture or contract; to indenture; to apprentice; as, to indent a young man to a shoemaker; to indent a servant.
- (v.i.) To contract; to bargain or covenant.
- (n.) 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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