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indent

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an order for goods to be exported or imported(noun.communication)

source: wordnet30
the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line(noun.communication)

Synonym:
indentation, indention, indenture

source: wordnet30
A cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a recess like a notch.(noun)

source: webster1913

set in from the margin(verb.creation)

Example:
Indent the paragraphs of a letter.

source: wordnet30
cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for authentication(verb.contact)

Example:
Indent the documents.

source: wordnet30
make a depression into(verb.contact)

Synonym:
dent

source: wordnet30
notch the edge of or make jagged(verb.contact)

source: wordnet30
bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant(verb.communication)

Example:
An indentured servant.

Synonym:
indenture

source: wordnet30
To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth; as, to indent the edge of paper.(verb)

source: webster1913
To be cut, notched, or dented.(verb)

source: webster1913

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