dint
/dɪnt/
verb
- To make a dent or hollow mark in a surface.
- The falling rock dinted the roof of the shed.
- Be careful not to dint the new table when you set down the pot.
- The hailstorm dinted the car's hood in several places.
noun
- A dent or hollow mark on a surface, caused by a blow or pressure.
- The metal table had a dint from when I dropped a heavy book on it.
- She noticed a dint in the wooden floor after moving the furniture.
- There was a small dint in the car door where a shopping cart had hit it.
- Force, effort, or means (used in the phrase 'by dint of').
- They reached the summit by dint of sheer willpower.
- He succeeded by dint of hard work and determination.
- By dint of practicing every day, she became a skilled pianist.
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