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dint

  [dint]
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–noun
1. force; power: By dint of hard work she became head of the company.
2. a dent.
3. Archaic. a blow; stroke.
–verb (used with object)
4. to make a dent or dents in.
5. to impress or drive in with force.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE dynt; c. ON dyntr

Related forms:
dintless, adjective

Synonyms:
1. effort, strain, exertion, struggle.
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dint   (dĭnt)   
n.  

  1. Force or effort; power: succeeded by dint of hard work.

  2. A dent.

tr.v.   dint·ed, dint·ing, dints

  1. To put a dent in.

  2. To impress or drive in forcibly.


[Middle English; see dent1.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

dint 
O.E. dynt "blow dealt in fighting" (especially by a sword), from P.Gmc. *duntiz. Phrase by dint of ... "by force of, by means of," is c.1330.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

dint

see by dint of.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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