Definition of dint Dint

/dɪˈnt/ - [dint] - dint

We found 11 definitions of dint from 5 different sources.

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Noun

Plural: dints

dint - interchangeable with `means' in the expression `by means of'

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dint (Noun)
A blow, stroke, especially dealt in a fight.
dint (Noun)
Force, power; especially in.
dint (Noun)
A dent.
dint (Verb)
To dent.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

dint (n.)
A blow; a stroke.
dint (n.)
The mark left by a blow; an indentation or impression made by violence; a dent.
dint (n.)
Force; power; -- esp. in the phrase by dint of.
dint (v. t.)
To make a mark or cavity on or in, by a blow or by pressure; to dent.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

dint
dint, n. a blow or stroke: the mark of a blow (often Dent): force: power (as in 'by dint of').—v.t. to make a dint in. [A.S. dynt, a blow; Scot. dunt, a blow with a dull sound, Ice. dyntr.]

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dint, verb, present, 1st person singular of dint (infinitive).
dint, verb (infinitive).
dint, noun, singular of dints.

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