stint
1 of 3noun (1)
1
a
: a period of time spent at a particular activity
served a brief stint as a waiter
b
: a definite quantity of work assigned
2
: restraint, limitation
stint
2 of 3verb
ˈstint 
stinted; stinting; stints
intransitive verb
1
: to be sparing or frugal
not stinting with their praise
2
archaic : stop, desist
transitive verb
1
a
: to restrict with respect to a share or allowance
stinted herself of luxuries
b
archaic : to limit within certain boundaries
2
archaic : to put an end to : stop
stinter noun
stint
3 of 3noun (2)
plural stints also stint
: any of several small sandpipers (genus Calidris)
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- hitch
- tenure
- term
- tour
Verb
- nurse
- scant
- skimp (on)
- spare
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Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English, from Old English styntan to blunt, dull; akin to Old Norse stuttr scant
Noun (2)
Middle English stynte
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1b
Verb
13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2
Noun (2)
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
stint 1 of 2
verb
ˈstint
stinted; stinting
: to be stingy or sparing
Don't stint on necessities.
stint
2 of 2noun
1
: an amount of work given
2
: a period of time spent at a particular activity He had a brief stint as a waiter.
Medical Definition
stint
variant of stent
stints 1 of 2
noun
1
as in tenures
a fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position signed up for a three-year stint in the army Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- tenures
- terms
- tours
- shifts
- hitches
- goes
- runs
- durations
- times
- watches
- cycles
- spans
- lifetimes
- spells
- stretches
- lives
- turns
- life spans
- standings
2
as in restrictions
the act or practice of keeping something (as an activity) within certain boundaries his parents have always supported him without stint, no matter what interests he has chosen to pursue Synonyms & Similar Words
- restrictions
- limitations
- reins
- constraints
- confinements
- restraints
- circumscriptions
- isolations
- segregations
- containments
stints
2 of 2verb
1
as in retains
Synonyms & Similar Words
- retains
- keeps
- begrudges
- withholds
- deprives (of)
- denies
- confiscates
- arrogates
- appropriates
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- lots
- portions
- splits
- parts
- allows
- deals
- assigns
- allots
- distributes
- allocates
- rations
- meters
- shares (out)
- divides
- measures
- dispenses
- awards
- apportions
- hands out
- parcels (out)
- administers
- grants
- gives
- prorates
- metes (out)
- accords
- admeasures
- doles out
2
as in skimps
Synonyms & Similar Words
- skimps
- strips
- exhausts
- drains
- depletes
- dispossesses
- divests
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- gifts
- favors
- provides
- supplies
- indues
- invests
- blesses
- clothes
- covers
- endows
- endues
- equips
- bestows (on or upon)
- confers (on)