Stint

[stɪnt]

Definition

(noun.) an individual's prescribed share of work; 'her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her'.

(verb.) supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; 'sting with the allowance'.

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Definition

(n.) Any one of several species of small sandpipers, as the sanderling of Europe and America, the dunlin, the little stint of India (Tringa minuta), etc. Called also pume.

(n.) A phalarope.

(v. t.) To restrain within certain limits; to bound; to confine; to restrain; to restrict to a scant allowance.

(v. t.) To put an end to; to stop.

(v. t.) To assign a certain (i. e., limited) task to (a person), upon the performance of which one is excused from further labor for the day or for a certain time; to stent.

(v. t.) To serve successfully; to get with foal; -- said of mares.

(v. i.) To stop; to cease.

(v. t.) Limit; bound; restraint; extent.

(v. t.) Quantity or task assigned; proportion allotted.

Typist: Rebecca

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Limit, bound, restrain, confine.[2]. Straiten, pinch, distress, put on short allowance.[3]. [U. S.] Assign a task to.

v. n. Stop, cease, desist.

n. [1]. Limit, bound, restraint.[2]. Quantity assigned.[3]. Allotted task.

Typist: Willie

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Stop, limit, restrict, bound, dole

ANT:Lavish, pour, heap, squander

Editor: Stacy

Definition

v.t. to shorten: to limit: to restrain.—v.i. to cease stop: to be saving.—n. limit: restraint restriction: proportion allotted fixed amount: one of several species of sandpiper the dunlin.—adj. Stint′ed limited.—ns. Stint′edness; Stint′er.—adv. Stint′ingly.—adjs. Stint′less; Stint′y.

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