Assertion: dent | /r/CreatedBy | impact
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text: As nouns the difference between dent and dint is that dent is a shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact or dent can be (engineering) a tooth, as of a card, a gear wheel, etc while dint is (obsolete) a blow, stroke, especially dealt in a fight.
text: As nouns the difference between nick and dent is that nick is a small cut in a surface while dent is a shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact or dent can be (engineering) a tooth, as of a card, a gear wheel, etc.