(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you ~ the surface of something, you make a hollow area in it by hitting or pressing it.
Its brass feet ~ed the carpet’s thick pile.
VERB: V n
~ed
Watch out for bargains, but never buy ~ed cans.
ADJ
2.
A ~ is a hollow in the surface of something which has been caused by hitting or pressing it.
There was a ~ in the car which hadn’t been there before.
N-COUNT
3.
If something ~s your ideas or your pride, it makes you realize that your ideas are wrong, or that you are not as good or successful as you thought.
This has not ~ed the City’s enthusiasm for the company.
VERB: V n