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English noun: stint | |||
| 1. | stint (time) an unbroken period of time during which you do something | ||
| Samples | There were stretches of boredom. He did a stretch in the federal penitentiary. | ||
| Synonyms | stretch | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | continuance, duration | ||
| 2. | stint (animal) smallest American sandpiper | ||
| Synonyms | Erolia minutilla, least sandpiper | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sandpiper | ||
| Member meronym | Erolia, genus Erolia | ||
| 3. | stint (act) an individual's prescribed share of work | ||
| Samples | Her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | chore, job, task | ||
English verb: stint | |||
| 1. | stint (possession) subsist on a meager allowance | ||
| Samples | Scratch and scrimp. | ||
| Synonyms | scrimp, skimp | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s on something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | save | ||
| 2. | stint (possession) supply sparingly and with restricted quantities | ||
| Samples | Sting with the allowance. | ||
| Synonyms | scant, skimp | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | furnish, provide, render, supply | ||
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