0 as a result of something: --
She got what she wanted by dint of pleading and threatening.
1 a small hollow mark in the surface of something, caused by pressure or by being hit --
2 If something is done by dint of something else, it is done as a result of that thing: --
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Можем да го завършим стъпка по стъпка, колкото и дълъг да е пътят и не може да бъде завършен, колкото и кратък да е пътят, ако дори не маркирате отпечатъка си.