Main entry: dent, ding, gouge, nick
Definition: an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
Main entry: dent
Definition: an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)
Usage: it made a dent in my bank account
Main entry: dent, prick, incision, slit, scratch
Definition: a depression scratched or carved into a surface
Definition: make a depression into
Usage: The bicycle dented my car