make a dent (English, verb)
expansion: make a dent (third-person singular simple present makes a dent, present participle making a dent, simple past and past participle made a dent)
Senses:
glosses: To make an impression; to have an effect on; to chip away at.
tags: figuratively
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, a, dent.
Forms:
form: makes a dent
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: making a dent
tags: participle
present
form: made a dent
tags: participle
past
form: made a dent
tags: past
form: leave a dent
tags: alternative
form: put a dent
tags: alternative