English-Finnish 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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