to form deep recesses in

The sea indents the coast.

to set in or back from the margin, as the first line of a paragraph.

to sever (a document drawn up in duplicate) along an irregular line as a means of identification.

to cut or tear the edge of (copies of a document) in an irregular way.

to make toothlike notches in; notch.

to indenture, as an apprentice.

British . to draw an order upon.

Chiefly British . to order, as commodities.

to form a recess.

Chiefly British . to make out an order or requisition in duplicate.

Obsolete .

to draw upon a person or thing for something.

to enter into an agreement by indenture; make a compact.

a toothlike notch or deep recess; indentation.

an indention.

an indenture.

American History . a certificate issued by a state or the federal government at the close of the Revolutionary War for the principal or interest due on the public debt.

British . a requisition for stores.

verb

flush

verb

bash , cave in , cut , dent , depress , dint , hollow , jag , mark , nick , notch , pink , pit , rabbet , rut , scallop , score , serrate , bruise , inlay , press , recess , space , stamp

noun

impress , imprint , indentation , mark , print , stamp