Dint
(noun)
- A dent or indentation, especially one made by a blow.
- A mark or impression made by a blow or pressure.
Origin:
From middle english dint, meaning "a blow or a hit".
Examples:
- The car had a dint in the door from where it had been hit.
- The helmet had a dint in it from where it had been hit.
- The apple had a dint where it had been bitten.
- The metal tray had dints from where it had been dropped.
- The wall had a dint where someone had kicked it.