Dent
DENT, noun
1. Literally, a tooth or projecting point. But it is used to express a gap or notch, or rather a depression or small hollow in a solid body; a hollow made by the pressure of a harder body on a softer; indentation. In this sense, it is in customary use in the United States.
2. A stroke.
DENT, verb transitive To make a dent or small hollow.