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noun
- 1. an impression or hollow in a surface: "the soft dints at the top of a coconut"
- 2. a blow or stroke, typically one made with a weapon in fighting. archaic
verb
- 1. mark (a surface) with impressions or hollows: "the metal was dull and dinted"
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Definition of dint noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
How to use . dint in a sentenceBoth state and federal rulings have imposed additional punishments on women by dint of the fact they were pregnant.
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1. force; power. By dint of hard work she became head of the company. 2. a dent.
dint. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English dint /dɪnt/ noun → by dint of (doing) something Examples from the Corpus dint • Then I launched into the apology, the explanation and finally, by dint of superhuman endeavour, the jokes. • It's a tomato sauce, but it's hot, for sure, by dint of those ubiquitous chili peppers.
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.
There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun dint, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
