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Indent

ɪnˈdɛnt

Indent definitions

verb

Inflections:

indent indented indenting indents

start (a line of text) or position (a block of text) further from the margin than the main part of the text

"type a paragraph of text and indent the first line"

Synonyms:
move to the right move further from the margin start in from the margin
form deep recesses or notches in (a line or surface)

"a coastline indented by many fjords"

Synonyms:
notch nick make an indentation in make notches/nicks in scallop serrate pink cut scratch gash slit snick gouge groove furrow dent
make a requisition or written order for something

"we were indenting for paper clips one by one in those days"

Synonyms:
order put in an order for requisition apply for put in for request put in a request for ask for claim put in a claim for call for demand
divide (a document drawn up in duplicate) into its two copies with a zigzag line, thus ensuring identification and preventing forgery
- draw up (a legal document) in exact duplicate