The act of indenting a line of text by including blank space at the beginning

The act of indenting or state of being indented. / A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything. / A recess or sharp depression in any surface.

(transitive) To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth / (intransitive) To be cut, notched, or dented. / To dent; to stamp or to press in; to impress

A cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a recess like a notch. / A stamp; an impression.

simple past tense and past participle of indent

Cut in the edge into points or inequalities, like teeth; dented on the surface; jagged; notched; stamped in. / Having an irregular, uneven; sinuous; undulating.

plural of indenting

Relating to indentation

Capable of being indented.

plural of hanging indent