1. (n.) A blow; a stroke.

2. (n.) The mark left by a blow; an indentation or impression made by violence; a dent.

3. (n.) Force; power; -- esp. in the phrase by dint of.

4. (v. t.) To make a mark or cavity on or in, by a blow or by pressure; to dent.

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