[dɪn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise
(e.g: the fans made an awful din)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English dyne, dynn (noun), dynian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Old High German tuni (noun) and Old Norse dynr (noun), dynja ‘come rumbling down’

[dɪn], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make (someone) learn or remember an idea by constant repetition
(e.g: a runner-up, he dinned into them, was a loser)

- make a loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise
(e.g: the sound dinned irritatingly into Marian's head)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English dyne, dynn (noun), dynian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Old High German tuni (noun) and Old Norse dynr (noun), dynja ‘come rumbling down’

[dɪn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- any of a series of technical standards originating in Germany and used internationally, especially to designate electrical connections, film speeds, and paper sizes
(e.g: a DIN socket)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 20th century: acronym from Deutsche Industrie-Norm ‘German Industrial Standard’ (as laid down by the Deutsches Institut für Normung ‘German Institute for Standards’)