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 means or use of

   by dint of hard work

2. archaic,  a blow or a mark made by a blow

verb

1. (tr) to mark with dints

noun

1. a variant of dent 1

Other Word Forms

• dintless adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dint¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English dynt; cognate with Old Norse dyntr

Word History and Origins

Origin of dint¹

Old English dynt; related to Old Norse dyttr blow

Idioms and Phrases

see by dint of.