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dint

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdɪnt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪnt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dint)

dint /dɪnt/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]Idioms

by dint of, by the force of;
through the power of:to achieve success by dint of hard work.

dint (dint),USA pronunciation n.

force;
power:By dint of hard work she became head of the company.
a dent.
[Archaic.]a blow;
stroke.

v.t.

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

bef. 900; Middle English; Old English dynt; cognate with Old Norse dyntr

dint′less, adj.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

dint /dɪnt/ n

by dint of ⇒ by means or use of: by dint of hard work
archaic a blow or a mark made by a blow

(transitive) to mark with dints

n , vb

a variant of dent¹

Etymology: Old English dynt; related to Old Norse dyttr blow

'dint' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

dent - dunt - own

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