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Synonyms
stint1 (stĭnt)

[Middle English stinten, to cease, from Old English styntan, to blunt.]

verb: stint·ed, stint·ing, stints. 

transitive verb 

  1. To restrict or limit, as in amount or number; be sparing with.
  2. Archaic To cause to stop.

intransitive verb 

  1. To subsist on a meager allowance; be frugal.
  2. Archaic To stop or desist.

noun 

  1. A length of time spent in a particular way: a two-year stint in the military.
  2. A fixed amount or share of work allotted. See synonyms at task
  3. A limitation or restriction: working without stint.

derivatives

stint́er
noun
stint́ing·ly
adverb
stint2 (stĭnt)

[Middle English stint, from Old English.]

noun 

Any of several small sandpipers of the genera Erolia or Calidris, of northern regions.