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Entry 12 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Indent

/ĭnˌ-dĕnt'/ · In·dent · IPA /ˈɪndɛnt/
01 v. t. To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth; as, to indent the edge of paper.
imp. & p. p. Indented; p. pr. & vb. n. Indenting
  1. 1.
    To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth; as, to indent the edge of paper.
  2. 2.
    To dent; to stamp or to press in; to impress; as, indent a smooth surface with a hammer; to indent wax with a stamp.
  3. 3.
    To bind out by indenture or contract; to indenture; to apprentice; as, to indent a young man to a shoemaker; to indent a servant.
  4. 4.
    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.(Print.) See: Indentation, Indention
  5. 5.
    To make an order upon; to draw upon, as for military stores.(Mil.) [India]
02 v. i. To be cut, notched, or dented.
  1. 1.
    To be cut, notched, or dented.
  2. 2.
    To crook or turn; to wind in and out; to zigzag.
  3. 3.
    To contract; to bargain or covenant.
    “To indent and drive bargains with the Almighty.” — South.
03 n. A cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a recess like a notch.
  1. 1.
    A cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a recess like a notch.
  2. 2.
    A stamp; an impression.[Obs.]
  3. 3.
    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.
  4. 4.
    A requisition or order for supplies, sent to the commissariat of an army.(Mil.) [India]