English

Detailed Synonyms for stint in English

stint:

stint verb

  1. stint
    to haggle; to pinch and scrape; skimp; whittle; stint; to go short
  2. stint
    – supply sparingly and with restricted quantities 1
    scant; stint; skimp
    – supply sparingly and with restricted quantities 1
  3. stint
    – subsist on a meager allowance 1
    stint; skimp; scrimp
    – subsist on a meager allowance 1

stint [the ~] noun

  1. the stint
    – an individual's prescribed share of work 1
    the stint
    – an individual's prescribed share of work 1
    • stint [the ~] noun
      • her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her1
  2. the stint
    – smallest American sandpiper 1
    the stint; the least sandpiper; the Erolia minutilla
    – smallest American sandpiper 1
  3. the stint
    – an unbroken period of time during which you do something 1
    the stretch; the stint
    – an unbroken period of time during which you do something 1
    • stretch [the ~] noun
      • there were stretches of boredom1
      • he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary1
    • stint [the ~] noun

Related Words for "stint":

  • stinting

Alternate Synonyms for "stint":


Related Definitions for "stint":

  1. an individual's prescribed share of work1
    • her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her1
  2. smallest American sandpiper1
  3. an unbroken period of time during which you do something1
  4. supply sparingly and with restricted quantities1
  5. subsist on a meager allowance1

Related Synonyms for stint