DENT, DENTED
ADJECTIVES
► BENKLED of a tin can: dented → 1891 Sc.
NOUNS
► DING a dent, scratch, scrape, or rip → 1945 US sl.
► DINGE a dent → 1978 Amer. dial.
► DUNKLE an indentation made in something by a blow or by pressure; a dent → 1788 Sc.
► NICK a dent in the bottom of a beer can → 1902 sl. (Bk.)
VERBS
► BENKLE to dent, to dimple → 1898 Sc. (Bk.)
► DING to dent, scratch, scrape or rip → 1968 US sl.
► DINGE to make a shallow dent → c1970 Amer. dial.
► DUNKLE to make a depression or indentation with a blow or by pressure; to dent → 1822 Sc.
► DUNTLE to dent with a blow or impact; to mark something with indentations → 1857 obs.
► NICK to indent a beer can → 1902 sl. (Bk.)
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