Dint

[Dint]

The word dint is used to indicate that something came about through a particular force or means. So if you make a lot of money, that’s probably by dint of hard work.

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A blow; a stroke.

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


n.
A blow; a stroke.

n.
The mark left by a blow; an indentation or impression made by violence; a dent.

n.
Force; power; -- esp. in the phrase by dint of.

v. t.
To make a mark or cavity on or in, by a blow or by pressure; to dent.


Dint

Dint , n. [OE. dint, dent, dunt, a blow, AS. dynt; akin to Icel. dyntr a dint, dynta to dint, and perh. to L. fendere (in composition). Cf. 1st Dent, Defend.] 1. A blow; a stroke. [Obs.] "Mortal dint." Milton. "Like thunder's dint." Fairfax. 2. The mark left by a blow; an indentation or impression made by violence; a dent. Dryden.
Every dint a sword had beaten in it [the shield].
3. Force; power; -- esp. in the phrase by dint of.
Now you weep; and, I perceive, you feel The dint of pity.
It was by dint of passing strength That he moved the massy stone at length.

Dint

Dint, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dinted; p. pr. & vb. n. Dinting.] To make a mark or cavity on or in, by a blow or by pressure; to dent. Donne. Tennyson.

A blow; a stroke.

To make a mark or cavity on or in, by a blow or by pressure; to dent.

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Usage Examples

Success depends in a very large measure upon individual initiative and exertion, and cannot be achieved except by a dint of hard work.

Misspelled Form

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