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 →

2) (of feelings) Hurt or weakened: «dented pride», «dented confidence». tree →

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 →
• His old car was dented and scratched. tree →
• Replace a helmet if it gets dented in a crash. tree →
• She tried to fix the dented saucepan. tree →
• His pride was dented when he lost to his little sister. tree →
• The dented bin rolled down the hill. tree →
• 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 →

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.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «dented» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.