- dent something up
- dent something up†to mar or make depressions in something. •
I don't want to dent my car up. It's still new.
•He dented up my new bike!
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
dent something up
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dent — dent1 [dent] n [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: dint] 1.) a hollow area in the surface of something, usually made by something hitting it dent in ▪ There was a large dent in the passenger door. 2.) a reduction in the amount of something dent in ▪ The… … Dictionary of contemporary English
dent — dent1 [ dent ] noun count a place where a surface has been pushed or knocked inward make a dent in something INFORMAL to reduce the amount of something dent dent 2 [ dent ] verb transitive 1. ) to make a dent in a surface: The impact had dented… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dent — [[t]de̱nt[/t]] dents, denting, dented 1) VERB If you dent the surface of something, you make a hollow area in it by hitting or pressing it. [V n] A great chunk of loose kerbing smashed into my left front wheel, bursting the tyre and denting the… … English dictionary
dent — I UK [dent] / US noun [countable] Word forms dent : singular dent plural dents a place where a surface has been pushed or knocked inwards • make a dent in something II UK [dent] / US verb [transitive] Word forms dent : present tense I/you/we/they … English dictionary
dent — 1 noun (C) 1 a hollow area in the surface of something, usually made by something hitting it (+ in): There was a dent in the door where he d kicked it. 2 a reduction in the amount of something, especially money or supplies: The trip made a big… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
dent — 1. noun /dɛnt/ a) A shallow deformation in the surface of something produced by impact. The crash produced a dent in the left side of the car. b) The state of somethings having been partially consumed. Tha … Wiktionary
Dent, Edward John — ▪ British clockmaker born Aug. 19, 1790, London died March 8, 1853, London Englishman noted for his design and construction of fine and historically important precision clocks (clock) and chronometers (chronometer). Dent was… … Universalium
make/put a dent — ◇ In figurative use, to make a dent (in something) or to put a dent in something is to decrease something slightly or to make it somewhat weaker. We tried our best to fix the problem, but nothing we did seems to have made a dent. [=nothing we did … Useful english dictionary
make a dent in something — informal phrase to reduce the amount of something a strategy for making a dent in the crime statistics Thesaurus: to reduce somethingsynonym Main entry: dent * * * make, etc. a ˈdent in sth … Useful english dictionary
Duela Dent — For the band, see Joker s Daughter (band). Duela Dent Publication information Publisher DC Comics … Wikipedia
make a dent in something — make a dent in (something) British, American & Australian, American to reduce the amount or level of something. The roof repairs made quite a dent in our savings. Police efforts have hardly put a dent in the level of drug trafficking on the… … New idioms dictionary
