Definitions for DINT
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. dintnoun

   interchangeable with `means' in the expression `by means of'

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dintnoun

   A blow, stroke, especially dealt in a fight.

2. dintnoun

   Force, power; especially in by dint of.

3. dintnoun

   A dent.

4. dintverb

   To dent

5. Etymology: From dynt.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DINTnoun

   Etymology: dynt, Saxon.

   1. A blow; a stroke.

   Much daunted with that dint, her sense was daz’d;
   Yet kindling rage, herself she gather’d round. Fairy Queen.

   Neither vainly hope
   To be invulnerable in these bright arms,
   Though temper’d heav’nly; for that mortal dint,
   Save he who reigns above, none can resist. John Milton, Par. Lost.

   2. The mark made by a blow; the cavity remaining after a violent pressure.

   Now you weep; and, I perceive, you feel
   The dint of pity. William Shakespeare, Julius Cæsar.

   He embrac’d her naked body o’er,
   And, straining hard the statue, was afraid
   His hands had made a dint and hurt the maid. Dryden.

   3. Violence; force; power.

   We are to wrest the whole Spanish monarchy out of the hands of the enemy; and, in order to it, to work our way into the heart of his country by dint of arms. Addison.

   The dewlap’d bull now chases along the plain,
   While burning love ferments in ev’ry vein;
   His well arm’d front against his rival aims,
   And by the dint of war his mistress claims. John Gay.

2. To Dintverb

   To mark with a cavity by a blow, or violent impression.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   With greedy force each other doth assail,
   And strike so fiercely, that they do impress
   Deep dinted furrows in the batter’d mails:
   The iron walls to ward their blows are weak and frail. F. Q.

   Leave, leave, fair bride, your solitary bone,
   No more shall you return to it alone;
   It nurseth sadness; and your body’s print,
   Like to a grave, the yielding down doth dint. John Donne.

   Deep dinted wrinkles on her cheeks she draws;
   Sunk are her eyes, and toothless are her jaws. John Dryden, Æn.

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1. dint

   Dint is a noun used to refer to an impression or hollow made by a blow or pressure. In a broader context, "by dint of" means as a result of something or due to someone's efforts.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dintnoun

   a blow; a stroke

2. Dintnoun

   the mark left by a blow; an indentation or impression made by violence; a dent

3. Dintnoun

   force; power; -- esp. in the phrase by dint of

4. Dintverb

   to make a mark or cavity on or in, by a blow or by pressure; to dent

5. Etymology: [OE. dint, dent, dunt, a blow, AS. dynt; akin to Icel. dyntr a dint, dynta to dint, and perh. to L. fendere (in composition). Cf. 1st Dent, Defend.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dint

   dint, n. a blow or stroke: the mark of a blow (often Dent): force: power (as in 'by dint of').—v.t. to make a dint in. [A.S. dynt, a blow; Scot. dunt, a blow with a dull sound, Ice. dyntr.]

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1. DINT

   What does DINT stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the DINT acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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Anagrams for DINT »

1. NDTI

2. tind

How to pronounce DINT?

1. Alex

   US English

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Fred

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of DINT in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of DINT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=DINT
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dint
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=DINT
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DINT
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=DINT