Dint
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noun.
Force or effort; power.
noun.
A dent.
transitive verb.
To put a dent in.
transitive verb.
To impress or drive in forcibly.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To make a mark or depression on or in by a blow or stroke: now usually
dent.
noun.
A blow; a stroke.
noun.
A mark made by a blow or by pressure on a surface: now
dent.
noun.
Force; power: now chiefly in the phrase
by dint of
: as,
by dint of
argument.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
transitive verb.
To make a mark or cavity on or in, by a blow or by pressure; to dent.
noun.
A blow; a stroke.
noun.
The mark left by a blow; an indentation or impression made by violence; a dent.
noun.
Force; power; -- esp. in the phrase
by dint of
.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A
blow
,
stroke
, especially dealt in a
fight
.
noun.
Force
, power; especially in
by dint of
.
noun.
A
dent
.
verb.
To
dent
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noun.
interchangeable with `means' in the expression `by means of'
Word Usage
"He scarce scrupled a penny after I gave him leave to try a sword dint upon it."