Outdent vs. Indent

Outdentnoun

A hanging paragraph.

Outdentverb

To indent negatively, bring towards the margin; to remove an indent

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.