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Definition of "dint" []

  • Force or effort; power: succeeded by dint of hard work. (noun)
  • A dent. (noun)
  • To put a dent in. (verb-transitive)
  • To impress or drive in forcibly. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "dint" in a sentence
  • "He scarce scrupled a penny after I gave him leave to try a sword dint upon it."
  • "Such was his strength that none against whom he laid lance in rest could keep the saddle, and no shield was proof against his sword dint; but for his courtesy even more than for his courage and strength,"
  • "Such was his strength that none against whom he had lain lance in rest could keep the saddle, and no shield was proof against his sword dint; but for his courtesy even more than for his courage and strength, Sir"