make a dent

made a dent

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Conjugation

Definition of make a dent - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

physical impactcreate a small depression in a surface

He used a hammer to make a dent in the metal.

depress

impress

indent

progresscause a small amount of progress in a large task

She hoped to make a dent in her thesis writing this weekend..

advance

make progress

impactcreate a noticeable effect or impression

His speech didn't make a dent in the audience's indifference..

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Expressions with make

make of

produce or construct from materials

They made a sculpture of clay.

make sense

be logical or understandable

His explanation didn't make sense to anyone.

make bread

prepare and bake bread from ingredients

She loves to make bread every weekend.

make conversation

talk to fill silence or be polite

She tried to make conversation at the dinner party.

make one's bed

arrange the bed after sleeping in it

Every morning, I make my bed neatly.

make one's eyes water

cause tears to form in the eyes

The onions make my eyes water.

Expressions with dent

put a dent in

reduce the amount or level of something

The unexpected expenses put a dent in our savings.

dent corn

corn with kernels that indent when mature

Farmers often grow dent corn for animal feed.

Terms with make a dent included in their meaning

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dinge

damage

make a dent or impression in something

indent

create depression

make a dent or depression in a surface

Examples of make a dent in a sentence

Dropping the heavy book made a dent in the wooden floor.
He managed to make a dent in the pile of paperwork.
They made a dent in the project by working overtime.
The charity event didn't make a dent in the problem.
Her efforts made a dent in the project's progress.

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French:cabosser, progresser, ...
German:eine Delle machen, Fortschritt machen, ...
Italian:ammaccare, fare un piccolo progresso, ...
Spanish:abollar, hacer mella, ...
Portuguese:fazer uma mossa, fazer progressos, ...
Chinese:敲出凹痕, 取得进展, ...
Japanese:作る, 進展を見せる, ...
Arabic:ثَلَمَ, أحدث تقدما بسيطا, ...
Hebrew:לַעֲשׂוֹת שֶׁקַע, לְהַשִּׂיג הִתְקַדְּמוּת, ...
Russian:вмять, сдвинуть с места, ...
Ukrainian:зробити вм'ятину, зрушити з місця, ...
Hindi:डेंट डालना, थोड़ी प्रगति करना, ...
Bengali:দেবে যাওয়া দাগ করা, সামান্য অগ্রগতি করা, ...
Catalan:abonyegar, fer un petit progrés, ...
Czech:promáčknout, trochu pokročit, ...
Danish:lave en bule, gøre fremskridt, ...
Dutch:een deuk maken, vooruitgang boeken, ...
Greek:κάνω βαθούλωμα, κάνω πρόοδο, ...
Hungarian:behorpasztani, haladni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យក្រឡូត, ធ្វើឱ្យការងារធំមួយមានវឌ្ឍនភាពបន្តិចបន្តួច, ...
Korean:움푹 들어가게 하다, 진전을 이루다, ...
Persian:فرورفتگی ایجاد کردن, پیشرفت کمی کردن, ...
Polish:zrobić wgniecenie, poczynić niewielkie postępy, ...
Portuguese (BR):fazer uma mossa, fazer algum progresso, ...
Romanian:a face o adâncitură, a face progrese, ...
Swedish:göra en buckla, göra framsteg, ...
Thai:ทำให้บุ๋ม, ก้าวหน้า, ...
Turkish:çukur oluşturmak, ilerleme kaydetmek, ...
Vietnamese:làm lõm, tiến triển, ...

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