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dint

[ dint ]

noun

  1. force; power:

    By dint of hard work she became head of the company.

    Synonyms: struggle, exertion, strain, effort

  2. a dent.
  3. Archaic. a blow; stroke.


verb (used with object)

  1. to make a dent or dents in.
  2. to impress or drive in with force.

dint

/ dɪnt /

noun

  1. by dint of
    by means or use of

    by dint of hard work

  2. archaic.
    a blow or a mark made by a blow
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to mark with dints
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a variant of dent 1
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈdintless, adjective
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Other Words From

  • dintless adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dint1

before 900; Middle English; Old English dynt; cognate with Old Norse dyntr
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dint1

Old English dynt; related to Old Norse dyttr blow
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Idioms and Phrases

see by dint of .
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Example Sentences

Roigard took an early dint in the destruction derby of Test rugby, but, patched up and tuned up, he looks set to hit clean air.

From BBC

But America matters by dint of its economic and military strength, and its major role in many alliances.

From BBC

But through sheer dint of numbers, even well-intentioned visitors can be a burden.

Norman Haynes, who for years was Voyager’s overall project manager, once said that Dr. Stone, by dint of his scientific expertise and management skill, “revolutionized the world of project science.”

“They are essentially suspect and potentially traitorous simply by dint of their nationality.”

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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