1. Set in from the margin
   "Indent the paragraphs of a letter"
    
2. Make a depression into
   "The bicycle indented my car";
   - dent
    
3. Notch the edge of or make jagged
   "The craftsman indented the border of the frame"
    
4. Cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for authentication
   "indent the documents"
    
5. Bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant
   "The young man was indented to the master craftsman";
   - indenture

1. The space left between the margin and the start of an indented line
   "The essay's paragraphs were marked by a clear indent";
   - indentation, indention, indenture
    
2. [Brit] An order for goods to be exported or imported
   "The company submitted an indent for raw materials from overseas"

Derived forms: indenting, indented, indents

Type of: arrange, bend, bind, blank space, cut, deform, flex, format, hold, notch, obligate, oblige, order, place, PO, purchase order, space, turn, twist

Encyclopedia: Indent