dinged
Got a nick
Dinged is the past tense of ding, which means to make a light ringing sound or to cause minor damage.
A car gets dinged in a parking lot when it picks up a small dent or scratch.
More broadly, dinged means damaged or penalized: My credit score got dinged when I missed a payment.
The report dinged the company for poor safety practices.
Having a surface depression
- scratchedMade shallow marks
- nickedCut superficially
- chippedBroken at edge
- scrapedRubbed harshly against
scuffed · marred · dinked · bumped · knocked · banged · battered · gouged
Given a disadvantage for violation
- faultedHeld accountable for error
- marked downLowered in price
- dockedFastened at harbor
- citedMentioned as evidence
flagged · called out · reprimanded · knocked · hit · deducted · downgraded · sanctioned
dented
Having a surface depression
scraped · scuffed · marred · dinked · bumped · knocked · banged · battered · gouged · cracked
penalized
Given a disadvantage for violation
- faultedHeld accountable for error
- marked downLowered in price
- dockedFastened at harbor
cited · flagged · called out · reprimanded · knocked · hit · deducted · downgraded · sanctioned · noted
pinged
Sent brief electronic query
notified · messaged · paged · signaled · reminded · prompted · texted · contacted
pinged
Sent brief electronic query
clinked · clanked · gonged · jingled · tinkled · bonged · resonated · reverberated · struck · sounded
dingedpristine
Pure and untouched
flawless · mint · unblemished · perfect · immaculate
dingedspotless
Completely free of marks
clean · unblemished · untarnished · impeccable · perfect
- ding dongTwo-tone bell sound
- ding-dong ditchRing doorbell, then hide
- ding-dong ditchingPrank ringing then hiding
- ding dong ditchPranking by ringing doorbells
- ding dingRepeated bell tone
- door dingMinor vehicle damage from contact