English noun: stint |
1. | stint (time) an unbroken period of time during which you do something |
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| Samples | There were stretches of boredom. He did a stretch in the federal penitentiary.
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| Synonyms | stretch |
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| Broader (hypernym) | continuance, duration |
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2. | stint (animal) smallest American sandpiper |
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| Synonyms | Erolia minutilla, least sandpiper |
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| Broader (hypernym) | sandpiper |
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| Member meronym | Erolia, genus Erolia |
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3. | stint (act) an individual's prescribed share of work |
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| Samples | Her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her.
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| Broader (hypernym) | chore, job, task |
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