English-Esperanto translations for indent
Definition of indent
- A cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a recess like a notch
- 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
- To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth
- To be cut, notched, or dented
- To cut the two halves of a document in duplicate, using a jagged or wavy line so that each party could demonstrate that their copy was part of the original whole
- To engage , originally by means of indented contracts
- To begin at a greater or lesser distance from the margin. See indentation, and indention. Normal indent pushes in a line or paragraph. "hanging indent" pulls the line out into the margin. Should we have a hanging indent page, to keep up with that other dictionary ? http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/H/hanging_indent.html --
- To crook or turn; to wind in and out; to zigzag
- To make an order upon; to draw upon, as for military stores
Examples
- to indent the edge of paper
- indent a smooth surface with a hammer
- to indent wax with a stamp
- to indent a young man to a shoemaker; to indent a servant
- to indent the first line of a paragraph one em
- to indent the second paragraph two ems more than the first
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