Clint

[klint]

noun

1. a male given name, form of Clinton.

clint

/ klɪnt /

noun

1. a section of a limestone pavement separated from adjacent sections by solution fissures See grike

2. any small surface exposure of hard or flinty rock, as on a hillside or in a stream bed

Word History and Origins

Origin of clint¹

C12: from Danish and Swedish klint, from Old Swedish klinter, related to Icelandic klettr rock

Example Sentences

Ms Leveque's father Clint said his daughter had been "happy, positive and so friendly to everybody".

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This story, which might appeal to Clint Eastwood, shows America’s problems have a solution.

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The bass player and "massive-hearted man" joined the band in 1966 with fellow singer Justin Hayward, following the departure of Denny Laine and Clint Warwick.

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Clint Concord, senior vice president of operations at Byrd Oilfield Services, a tubular handling services company, said big fossil-fuel producers want energy service providers like his to use as few as a third as many people on some oil-field jobs, such as installing well casing.

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If he continues scoring at that pace, he’ll pass both Donovan and Clint Dempsey to become the leading scorer in U.S. history.

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