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Noun indent has 2 senses

indent - an order for goods to be exported or imported
--₁ is a kind of order, purchase order
indentation, indent, indenture - the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line
--₂ is a kind of space, blank space, place

Derived form: verb indent₁

Verb indent has 5 senses

indent - set in from the margin; "Indent the paragraphs of a letter"
--₁ is one way to format, arrange

Derived forms: noun indent₂, noun indentation₃
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
indent - cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for authentication; "indent the documents"
--₂ is one way to cut
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
indent, dent - make a depression into; "The bicycle dented my car"
--₃ is one way to flex, bend, deform, twist, turn

Derived form: noun indentation₂
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
indent - notch the edge of or make jagged
--₄ is one way to notch

Derived form: noun indentation₄
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
indenture, indent - bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant; "an indentured servant"
--₅ is one way to oblige, bind, hold, obligate

Derived form: noun indenture₃
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody