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# dented

«dented» in Mova's school dictionary: **Having a dent or dents; pushed in a little by being hit** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

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

### meaning for a pupil

1) Having a dent or dents; pushed in a little by being hit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dented/#m1)

2) (of feelings) Hurt or weakened: «dented pride», «dented confidence». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dented/#m2)

### sense 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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dented/#x1)
- His old car was dented and scratched. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dented/#x2)
- Replace a helmet if it gets dented in a crash. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dented/#x3)
- She tried to fix the dented saucepan. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dented/#x4)
- His pride was dented when he lost to his little sister. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dented/#x5)
- The dented bin rolled down the hill. [tree →](https://md.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://md.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.

### In the corpora

- [Do not eat from a can that is swollen or badly dented along its seams.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/technology/3-crisps-bread-cereal-and-dairy/17/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «dented» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dented/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.