n. | 1. | A blow; a stroke. |
2. | The mark left by a blow; an indentation or impression made by violence; a dent. | |
3. | Force; power; - esp. in the phrase by dint of. | |
v. t. | 1. | To make a mark or cavity on or in, by a blow or by pressure; to dent. |
Noun | 1. | dint - interchangeable with `means' in the expression `by dint of' |