释义 |
dunt 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 |