stint

stint ¹  (stnt)

v. stint·ed, stint·ing, stints

v.tr.

1. To restrict or limit, as in amount or number; be sparing with.

2. Archaic To cause to stop.

v.intr.

1. To subsist on a meager allowance; be frugal.

2. Archaic To stop or desist.

n.

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.

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

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stinter n.

stinting·ly adv.

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stint ²  (stnt)

n.

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

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[Middle English stint, from Old English.]

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stint¹

vb

1. to be frugal or miserly towards (someone) with (something)

2. Archaic to stop or check (something)

n

1. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) an allotted or fixed amount of work

2. a limitation or check

3. Obsolete a pause or stoppage

[Old English styntan to blunt; related to Old Norse stytta to cut short; see stunt¹]

stinter  n

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stint²

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various small sandpipers of the chiefly northern genus Calidris (or Erolia), such as C. minuta (little stint)

[Old English; related to Middle High German stinz small salmon, Swedish dialect stinta teenager; see stunt¹]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stint - an unbroken period of time during which you do something; "there were stretches of boredom"; "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary" stretch duration, continuance - the period of time during which something continues
	2.	stint - smallest American sandpiper           Erolia minutilla, least sandpiper sandpiper - any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers Erolia, genus Erolia - a genus of Scolopacidae
	3.	stint - an individual's prescribed share of work; "her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her" chore, job, task - a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee; "estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars"; "the job of repairing the engine took several hours"; "the endless task of classifying the samples"; "the farmer's morning chores"
Verb	1.	stint - subsist on a meager allowance; "scratch and scrimp" scrimp, skimp save - spend less; buy at a reduced price
	2.	stint - supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with the allowance" scant, skimp furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"

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stint

noun

term, time, turn, bit, period, share, tour, shift, stretch, spell, quota, assignment a five-year stint in Hong Kong

verb

be mean, hold back, be sparing, scrimp, skimp on, save, withhold, begrudge, economize, be frugal, be parsimonious, be mingy (Brit. informal), spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar He didn't stint on the special effects.

Translations

stint [stɪnt]

A. N

1. (= amount of work) to do a or one's stint (at) → hacer su parte(de)
I've done my stint → he hecho lo que me corresponde

2. (= period) → periodo m, período m
she did a two-year stint on the committee → fue miembro del comité durante un periodo or período de dos años
after a brief stint in a law firm he went to Hong Kong → tras una breve temporada trabajando en un bufete de abogados, se fue a Hong-Kong

3. without stint → libremente, generosamente

B. VT → limitar, restringir
he did not stint his praises → no escatimó elogios
to stint sb of sth → privar a algn de algo, dar a algn menor cantidad de algo de la que pide or necesita
to stint o.s → estrecharse, privarse de cosas
don't stint yourself! → ¡no te prives de nada!
to stint o.s. of sth → privarse de algo, negarse algo, no permitirse algo

C. VI he did not stint on praise → no escatimó elogios

stint [ˈstɪnt]

n → passage m
I first met her during my stint in Washington → Je l'ai rencontrée pour la première fois lors de mon passage à Washington.
his stint in the merchant navy → son passage dans la marine marchande
to have a stint as sth → faire un passage en tant que qch

vi
to stint on sth → lésiner sur qch
Don't stint on the sugar → Ne lésine pas sur le sucre.

stint

n

(= allotted amount of work) → Arbeit f, → Aufgabe f; (= share) → Anteil m, → Teil nt or m (→ of an +dat); to do one’s stint (= daily work) → seine Arbeit leisten or tun; (= one’s share) → sein(en) Teil beitragen or tun; a 2-hour stint → eine 2-Stunden Schicht; he did a five-year stint on the oil rigs → er hat fünf Jahre auf Ölplattformen gearbeitet; my stint was from 3 to 6/lasted two hours → ich war von 3 bis 6/zwei Stunden lang dran; he has done his stint of washing up → er hat seinen (An)teil am Abwaschen geleistet; would you like to do a stint at the wheel? → wie wärs, wenn du auch mal fahren würdest?; that was a long stint → das hat vielleicht lange gedauert!; I’ve finished my stint for today → für heute habe ich genug getan; he does a stint in the gym/at the computer every day → er betätigt sich jeden Tag eine Weile in der Turnhalle/am Computer

without stint → ohne Einschränkung

vt → sparen mit, knausern mit; to stint somebody of something → jdm gegenüber mit etw knausern; of praise, reward → jdm etw vorenthalten; to stint oneself (of something) → sich (mit etw) einschränken

vi to stint on something → mit etw sparen or knausern

stint [stɪnt]

1. n to do one's stint (at sth) → fare la propria parte (di qc)
I do a stint in the pool every day → faccio una nuotata in piscina ogni giorno
to do a stint at the wheel (Aut) → fare il proprio turno al volante

2. vt he did not stint his praises → non è stato avaro di complimenti
don't stint yourself! (iro) → non farti mancare niente!

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stint [stɪnt]

1. n to do one's stint (at sth) → fare la propria parte (di qc)
I do a stint in the pool every day → faccio una nuotata in piscina ogni giorno
to do a stint at the wheel (Aut) → fare il proprio turno al volante

2. vt he did not stint his praises → non è stato avaro di complimenti
don't stint yourself! (iro) → non farti mancare niente!