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Dint vs. Dent

The main difference between Dint and Dent is that Dint implies an effect left by a blow, whereas Dent is a hollow depression on a surface as a result of some blow.

Key Differences

Dint is used as a verb on the flip side; dent is used both as a noun and as a verb.
Dint refers to a blow, hit, or stroke, whereas dent refers to a reduction in the surface as a result of some external hard force.
Dint is an ancient word of English; conversely, the dent is the modern form of Dint.
Dint is not a commonly used word in English; on the other hand, the dent is a commonly used word in English.
Dint is a hit especially dealt in a fight on the flip side; dent can be a gear wheel or a tooth.

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Dint is a specific blow, especially related to the usage of the weapon.
Dent is a deformed surface of an object as a result of a Dint.
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Happening Cause

Sudden loss, consumption or damage
Impact of Dint

Grammatical Use

Transitive verb
Transitive and Intransitive verb

Example

I perceive you feel The dint of pity.
Many cans were badly dented.
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Dint and Dent Definitions

Dint

Force or effort; power
Succeeded by dint of hard work.

Dent

A depression in a surface made by pressure or a blow
A dent in the side of a car.

Dint

A dent.
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Dent

(Informal) A significant, usually diminishing effect or impression
The loss put a dent in the team's confidence.

Dint

To put a dent in.

Dent

(Informal) Meaningful progress; headway
At least made a dent in the work.

Dint

To impress or drive in forcibly.

Dent

See tooth.

Dint

(obsolete) A blow, stroke, especially dealt in a fight.
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Dent

To make a dent in.

Dint

Force, power; especially in by dint of.

Dent

To become dented
A fender that dents easily.

Dint

The mark left by a blow; an indentation or impression made by violence; a dent.

Dent

A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact.
The crash produced a dent in the left side of the car.

Dint

To dent.

Dent

(figurative) A minor impact or effect made upon something.
To make a dent

Dint

A blow; a stroke.

Dent

A type of maize/corn with a relatively soft outer hull, and a soft type of starch that shrinks at maturity to leave an indentation in the surface of the kernel.

Dint

The mark left by a blow; an indentation or impression made by violence; a dent.
Every dint a sword had beaten in it [the shield].

Dent

A sudden negative change, such as loss, damage, weakening, consumption or diminution, especially one produced by an external force, event or action
That purchase put a bit of a dent in my wallet.

Dint

Force; power; - esp. in the phrase by dint of.
Now you weep; and, I perceive, you feelThe dint of pity.
It was by dint of passing strengthThat he moved the massy stone at length.

Dent

(engineering) A tooth, as of a card, a gear wheel, etc.

Dint

To make a mark or cavity on or in, by a blow or by pressure; to dent.

Dent

(weaving) A slot or a wire in a reed

Dint

Interchangeable with `means' in the expression `by dint of'

Dent

(transitive) To impact something, producing a dent.

Dent

(intransitive) To develop a dent or dents.
Copper is soft and dents easily.

Dent

A stroke; a blow.

Dent

A slight depression, or small notch or hollow, made by a blow or by pressure; an indentation.
A blow that would have made a dent in a pound of butter.

Dent

A tooth, as of a card, a gear wheel, etc.

Dent

To make a dent upon; to indent.
The houses dented with bullets.

Dent

An appreciable consequence (especially a lessening);
It made a dent in my bank account

Dent

A depression scratched or carved into a surface

Dent

An impression in a surface (as made by a blow)

Dent

Make a depression into;
The bicycle dented my car

Dint vs. Dent

Dint is an old word used in English, which means the impression of a strong blow, while dent is a depression on any surface as a result of dint. The dent is a verb; on the other hand, dint is a noun.

Dint is the force applied to something; On the contrary, the dent is the result of that applied force. Dint firstly introduced before the 12th century; on the other side, dent firstly came in 1565. Dent happens when you make a hollow area in a surface through hitting or pressing it.

Dint is also used as a synonym of ‘as a consequence, at the end and as a result of,’ and dint is used in expressions to give the meanings of ‘through the mean of.’ On the other hand, the dent is a remarkable impression made against resistance.

What is Dint?

As a noun, a Dint means a blow, a hit, a stroke, or some external force that tends to produce a Dent. Dint points out that something happens by a special force. As when you achieve something, it is the Dint of your efforts.

Dint is a transitive verb. Dint means to mark a surface with Dent. It is the deformation or destruction produced on a surface. Dint originates from an old English word that means ‘a hit’ typically through a weapon. Simply dint means the use of force that leaves the impression behind it.

It can also give a meaning ‘to impress or drive in forcibly.’ As a verb, Dint can also mean that a surface is marked with dents or hollows. As an adjective, dint gives the meanings of dinted, e.g., and the metal was dull and dinted.

Examples

  • There was a small Dint on the metal window.
  • The bottle had a Dint on one side.
  • She continued his struggle by Dint of will power.
  • He gets his aim by dint of work hard.
  • A dint was proof of an investigation.
  • He became a famous player by dint of winning the match.

What is Dent?

The term Dent refers to a depression or a hollow in any surface generally made by an external force, a hit, or a blow. It is a slight hollow in a hard, or plane surface of metal resulting from pressure or a hit. This hit or pressure could be of weapon, gun, or a bomb.

Dint and Dent share the common origin as derived from the old English ‘dynt.’ Dent is a sudden negative change or might be a reduction or loss in a plane surface. It is the specific result of some external force.

When we want to explain the effect of a weapon, a canon on the plane surface of the metal, we use Dent because Dent clarifies the deformation, loss, or an adverse effect of a hit.

Dent is also used as a weakening or lessening effect in actual. Dent on a surface lessens the area of that surface. When something dents your concepts or your pride, it makes you feel that your concepts are wrong, or that you are not as good or successful as you thought.

Examples

  • The student’s confidence has been dented by regular failure.
  • As much as he ate, he didn’t seem to dent the plate of rice.
  • His failure made a dent in his self-esteem.
  • The humiliation has dented the child’s confidence.
  • It made a dent in his bank account.
  • The back of the car was badly dented in the collision.

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