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Definition of 'dint'

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dint

(dɪnt )
by dint of
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dint in British

(dɪnt )
noun
1.  by dint of
2. archaic
a blow or a mark made by a blow
verb
3. (transitive)
to mark with dints
noun, verb
4.  a variant of dent1
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Derived forms
dintless (ˈdintless)
  adjective
Word origin of 'dint'
Old English dynt; related to Old Norse dyttr blow
Word Frequency

dint in American

(dɪnt ; dint)
noun
1. 
force; exertion
: now chiefly in by dint of
2. 
a dent
3.  Archaic
a blow
verb transitive
4. 
to dent
5. 
to drive in with force
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Word origin of 'dint'
ME < OE dynt < IE base *dhen-, to strike > ding

Example sentences containing 'dint'

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He succeeds by dint of sheer hard work. Evans, Peter & Deehan, Geoff The Descent of Mind - the how and why of intelligence (1990)He's worked his way up from street performer to movie star by dint of sheer effort. Times, Sunday Times (2008)By sheer dint of time, jobs will have been returning. Times, Sunday Times (2009)

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