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# dint

noun (dint, dints)

«dint» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A dint is a dent or hollow pressed into a hard surface by a blow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dint/#m1)
2. (old use) «By dint of» means by means of, through the force or effect of something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dint/#m2)

### In the lessons

in stories a family loses its ships by dint of pirates, shipwreck or fire; in lessons «by dint of» names the cause of a loss or a success

### Examples

- By dint of hard work she passed the test. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dint/#x1)
- He lost his ships by dint of pirates and storms. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dint/#x2)
- The shield had a dint from the sword. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dint/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dint» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dint/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dint» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dint.html) on Mova free.