dint

«dint» in Mova's school dictionary: a dent or hollow pressed into a hard surface by a blow — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (dint, dints)

meaning for a pupil

1) A dint is a dent or hollow pressed into a hard surface by a blow. tree →

2) (old use) «By dint of» means by means of, through the force or effect of something. tree →

sense 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 →
• He lost his ships by dint of pirates and storms. tree →
• The shield had a dint from the sword. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «dint» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.