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Stint

/stɪnt/

A period of time spent doing or being something; a spell.

📖 Definitions of "Stint"

noun
  1. 1

    A period of time spent doing or being something; a spell.

    "He had a stint in jail."

  2. 2

    Limit; bound; restraint; extent.

  3. 3

    Quantity or task assigned; proportion allotted.

verb
  1. 1

    To stop (an action); cease, desist.

  2. 2

    To stop speaking or talking (of a subject).

  3. 3

    To be sparing or mean.

    "The next party you throw, don't stint on the beer."

  4. 4

    To restrain within certain limits; to bound; to restrict to a scant allowance.

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