stint
/stɪnt/
Dictionary
noun
- A period of time spent doing or being something; a spell.
"He had a stint in jail."
- Limit; bound; restraint; extent.
- Quantity or task assigned; proportion allotted.
verb
- To stop (an action); cease, desist.
- To stop speaking or talking (of a subject).
- To be sparing or mean.
"The next party you throw, don't stint on the beer."
- To restrain within certain limits; to bound; to restrict to a scant allowance.
- To assign a certain task to (a person), upon the performance of which he/she is excused from further labour for that day or period; to stent.
- (of mares) To impregnate successfully; to get with foal.
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