- 1. v. t. To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth; as, to indent the edge of paper. Source: opted
- 2. 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. Source: opted
- 3. 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. Source: opted
- 4. 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. Source: opted
- 5. v. t. To make an order upon; to draw upon, as for military stores. Source: opted
- 6. v. i. To be cut, notched, or dented. Source: opted
- 7. v. i. To crook or turn; to wind in and out; to zigzag. Source: opted
- 8. v. i. To contract; to bargain or covenant. Source: opted
- 9. n. A cut or notch in the man gin of anything, or a recess like a notch. Source: opted
- 10. n. A stamp; an impression. Source: opted
- 11. 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. Source: opted
- 12. n. A requisition or order for supplies, sent to the commissariat of an army. Source: opted
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