dint

dɪnt

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Definition of dint - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

impression

dent or impression in a surface

The car door had a large dint from the accident..

dent

impression

mark

strength

Dated

force or power, often meaning by means of

Dated

He succeeded by dint of hard work.

might

power

strength

Verb

tr.

effort

Dated

achieve something through force or effort

Dated

He dinted his way into the management team..

accomplish

achieve

attain

damage

Rare

create a dent in a surface

Rare

He dinted the car door with his elbow.

dent

indent

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by dint of

prep.

by using effort, ability or a particular method to reach something

She got the promotion by dint of hard work and patience.

by dint of hard work

adv.

achieving something through persistent effort and determination

She succeeded by dint of hard work and dedication.

Origin of dint

Old English, dynt (blow, stroke)

Examples of dint in a sentence

The hammer left a dint on the wall.
By dint of his charisma, he led the team.
The project was completed by dint of collaboration.
She dinted her way to the top of the corporate ladder.
They dinted the door open despite the heavy resistance.
She accidentally dinted the table with her heavy bag.

The hailstorm dinted the car roof severely.

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French:impression, se frayer, ...
German:Beule, durch Anstrengung erreichen, ...
Italian:ammaccatura, ottenere con la forza, ...
Spanish:abolladura, conseguir a base de esfuerzo, ...
Portuguese:amolgadela, alcançar com esforço, ...
Chinese:凹陷, 努力争取, ...
Japanese:へこみ, 力ずくで成し遂げる, ...
Arabic:اِنْبِعاج, اِنتَزَعَ, ...
Hebrew:שֶׁקַע, לְהַשִּׂיג בְּכֹחַ, ...
Russian:вдавленность, пробиваться, ...
Ukrainian:вм'ятина, пробиватися, ...
Hindi:डेंट, बलपूर्वक प्राप्त करना, ...
Bengali:ডেন্ট, জোর করে অর্জন করা, ...
Catalan:abonyegament, aconseguir per força, ...
Czech:promáčklina, probojovat se, ...
Danish:bule, opnå ved kraft, ...
Dutch:deuk, door inspanning bereiken, ...
Greek:βαθούλωμα, επιτυγχάνω με δύναμη, ...
Hungarian:horpadás, kiküzdeni, ...
Khmer:ស្នាមប៉ោងចូល, សម្រេចបានដោយការខិតខំ, ...
Korean:찌그러짐, 노력으로 얻다, ...
Persian:فرورفتگی, با تلاش به دست آوردن, ...
Polish:wgniecenie, osiągnąć siłą, ...
Portuguese (BR):amassado, alcançar com esforço, ...
Romanian:îndoitură, a impune, ...
Swedish:buckla, uppnå med kraft, ...
Thai:รอยบุบ, บุกเบิก, ...
Turkish:göçük, zorla girmek, ...
Vietnamese:vết lõm, đột nhập, ...

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