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# dented

adjective (dented); also the past form of dent (dent, dents, dented, denting)

«dented» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Having a dent or dents; pushed in a little by being hit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dented/#m1)
2. (of feelings) Hurt or weakened: «dented pride», «dented confidence». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dented/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life it describes damaged objects: a dented can, a dented car, a dented helmet. In safety lessons: a dented bike helmet should be replaced because it may no longer protect you. In stories, «dented pride» shows a character upset after failing.

### Examples

- The shop sells dented tins at half price. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dented/#x1)
- His old car was dented and scratched. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dented/#x2)
- Replace a helmet if it gets dented in a crash. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dented/#x3)
- She tried to fix the dented saucepan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dented/#x4)
- His pride was dented when he lost to his little sister. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dented/#x5)
- The dented bin rolled down the hill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dented/#x6)
- Here they dropped the poor Woodman, who fell a great distance to the rocks, where he lay so battered and dented that he could neither move nor groan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dented/#x7)

### Note

Past form and adjective of «dent». Pronounced «DEN-tid». A dented tin can still be safe, but a badly dented, bulging or leaking one should be thrown away.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dented» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dented/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dented» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dented.html) on Mova free.