- Notch - paragraph impression - Place in from the margin - Set in from the margin - To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of
teeth; as, to indent the edge of paper. - To dent; to stamp or to press in; to impress; as, indent
a smooth surface with a hammer; to indent wax with a stamp. - To bind out by indenture or contract; to indenture; to
apprentice; as, to indent a young man to a shoemaker; to indent a
servant.