'Dint' definitions:
Definition of 'dint'
(from WordNet)
noun
Interchangeable with `means' in the expression `by means of'
Definition of 'Dint'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Dint'
From: GCIDE
- Dint \Dint\, n. [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.]
- 1. A blow; a stroke. [Obs.] "Mortal dint." --Milton. "Like thunder's dint." --Fairfax. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The mark left by a blow; an indentation or impression made by violence; a dent. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- Every dint a sword had beaten in it [the shield]. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Force; power; -- esp. in the phrase by dint of. [1913 Webster]
- Now you weep; and, I perceive, you feel The dint of pity. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- It was by dint of passing strength That he moved the massy stone at length. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'dint'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alveolation,
- alveolus,
- amperage,
- armipotence,
- authority,
- bang,
- bash,
- bat,
- beating,
- beef,
- belt,
- biff,
- black power,
- blow,
- bonk,
- boss,
- brute force,
- bump,
- charge,
- charisma,
- chop,
- clip,
- clout,
- clump,
- cogence,
- cogency,
- colophon,
- compulsion,
- concavity,
- convexity,
- crack,
- cut,
- dactylogram,
- dactylograph,
- dash,
- dent,
- depress,
- dig,
- dimple,
- drive,
- drub,
- drubbing,
- drumming,
- duress,
- effect,
- effectiveness,
- effectuality,
- embossment,
- energy,
- engrave,
- excrescence,
- fingerprint,
- flower power,
- footmark,
- footprint,
- footstep,
- force,
- force majeure,
- forcefulness,
- fossil footprint,
- full blast,
- full force,
- furrow,
- fusillade,
- gouge,
- hit,
- honeycomb,
- ichnite,
- ichnolite,
- impress,
- impression,
- imprint,
- indent,
- indentation,
- indention,
- indenture,
- influence,
- jab,
- knock,
- lick,
- lump,
- main force,
- main strength,
- mana,
- might,
- might and main,
- mightiness,
- moxie,
- muscle power,
- notch,
- pad,
- paw print,
- pawmark,
- pelt,
- pimple,
- pit,
- pizzazz,
- plunk,
- pock,
- pockmark,
- poke,
- poop,
- potence,
- potency,
- potentiality,
- pound,
- power,
- power pack,
- power structure,
- power struggle,
- powerfulness,
- prepotency,
- press in,
- print,
- productiveness,
- productivity,
- pug,
- pugmark,
- puissance,
- pull,
- punch,
- punch in,
- push,
- rap,
- recess,
- seal,
- set back,
- set in,
- sigil,
- signet,
- sinew,
- slam,
- slog,
- slug,
- smack,
- smash,
- sock,
- stamp,
- steam,
- step,
- strength,
- stroke,
- strong arm,
- stud,
- sunken part,
- superiority,
- superpower,
- swat,
- swing,
- swipe,
- tamp,
- tattoo,
- thumbmark,
- thumbprint,
- thump,
- thwack,
- validity,
- vehemence,
- vestige,
- vigor,
- vim,
- virility,
- virtue,
- virulence,
- vitality,
- wattage,
- weight,
- whack,
- whop,
- yerk