Discard cans that are dented, rusted, or swollen. Hail stones caused severe property damage, from dented cars to smashed windows. The armor would be left badly dented but still serviceable. Although almost brand-new, it was already dented and scarred by careless driving. The controversy surrounding the divorce had severely dented his reputation. The ship is sent tumbling through space, dented and scorched, but physically intact. Royalex was extremely tough but if hit hard enough could be dented. The American submarine was dented and suffered a nine-foot scratch on her hull. By late 2008, the helmet had been dented almost beyond recognition. All three albums barely dented the charts. Its prestige was only briefly dented by setbacks in India, Afghanistan and South Africa. One of the empty cartridges, CE 543, was dented in the area of the neck. The #3 system was dented but not penetrated. However, the early election results in March dented this confidence. The song even dented the British Pop charts, rising to number 52.