I. ˈdənt noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English dount, dunt, variant of dint — more at dint
1. chiefly Scotland : a heavy blow or stroke
2. chiefly Scotland : bruise , wound
3. chiefly Scotland : a quickened beat of the heart : throb
4. Scotland : a sizable lump
II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
transitive verb
chiefly Scotland : to strike heavily : beat
intransitive verb
1. chiefly Scotland : to fall with a heavy sound
2. chiefly Scotland , of the heart : throb
III. intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: origin unknown
ceramics : to crack while firing or afterward by temperature change or by inversion of crystals to greater volume