Indent vs. Indentation
Indentnoun
A cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a recess like a notch.
Indentnoun
A stamp; an impression.
Indentnoun
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.
Indentnoun
A requisition or order for supplies, sent to the commissariat of an army.
Indentverb
(transitive) To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth
Indentverb
(intransitive) To be cut, notched, or dented.
Indentverb
To dent; to stamp or to press in; to impress
Indentverb
(historical) To cut the two halves of a document in duplicate, using a jagged or wavy line so that each party could demonstrate that their copy was part of the original whole.
Indentverb
To enter into a binding agreement by means of such documents; to formally commit (to doing something); to contract.
Indentverb
To engage (someone), originally by means of indented contracts.
Indentverb
(typography) To begin (a line or lines) at a greater or lesser distance from the margin. See indentation, and indention. Normal indent pushes in a line or paragraph. "hanging indent" pulls the line out into the margin.
Indentverb
To crook or turn; to wind in and out; to zigzag.
Indentverb
To make an order upon; to draw upon, as for military stores.
Indentverb
To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth; as, to indent the edge of paper.
Indentverb
To dent; to stamp or to press in; to impress; as, indent a smooth surface with a hammer; to indent wax with a stamp.
Indentverb
To bind out by indenture or contract; to indenture; to apprentice; as, to indent a young man to a shoemaker; to indent a servant.
Indentverb
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.
Indentverb
To make an order upon; to draw upon, as for military stores.
Indentverb
To be cut, notched, or dented.
Indentverb
To crook or turn; to wind in and out; to zigzag.
Indentverb
To contract; to bargain or covenant.
Indentnoun
A cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a recess like a notch.
Indentnoun
A stamp; an impression.
Indentnoun
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.
Indentnoun
A requisition or order for supplies, sent to the commissariat of an army.
Indentnoun
an order for goods to be exported or imported
Indentnoun
the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line
Indentverb
set in from the margin;
Indentverb
cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for authentication;
Indentverb
make a depression into;
Indentverb
notch the edge of or make jagged
Indentverb
bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant;
Indentverb
start (a line of text) or position (a block of text) further from the margin than the main part of the text
Indentverb
form deep recesses or notches in (a line or surface)
Indentverb
make a requisition or written order for something
Indentverb
divide (a document drawn up in duplicate) into its two copies with a zigzag line, thus ensuring identification and preventing forgery.
Indentverb
draw up (a legal document) in exact duplicate.
Indentverb
make a dent or impression in (something)
Indentnoun
an official order or requisition for goods
Indentnoun
a space left by indenting text
Indentnoun
an indentation
Indentnoun
an indenture.
Indentationnoun
The act of indenting or state of being indented.
Indentationnoun
A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything
Indentationnoun
A recess or sharp depression in any surface.
Indentationnoun
(typography) The act of beginning a line or series of lines at a little distance within the flush line of the column or page, as in the common way of beginning the first line of a paragraph.
Indentationnoun
A measure of the distance from the flush line
Indentationnoun
The act of indenting or state of being indented.
Indentationnoun
A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything; as, the indentations of a leaf, of the coast, etc.
Indentationnoun
A recess or sharp depression in any surface.
Indentationnoun
The act of beginning a line or series of lines at a little distance within the flush line of the column or page, as in the common way of beginning the first line of a paragraph.
Indentationnoun
a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)
Indentationnoun
the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion
Indentationnoun
the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line
Indentationnoun
the act of cutting into an edge with toothlike notches or angular incisions
