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| stint [ stint ] |
verb (past and past participle stint·ed, present participle stint·ing, 3rd person present singular stints) |
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1. intransitive verb be miserly: to be ungenerous in offering, providing, or giving something
  For a really good mousse, don't stint on the chocolate.
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2. transitive verb deny somebody something: to deny somebody something out of miserliness, or deny yourself something, usually in an act of sacrifice
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3. intransitive verb undergo stoppage or halt: to stop or halt
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archaic
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noun (plural stints) |
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1. allotted time: a fixed period of time spent on a task or job
do a two-year stint as an apprentice
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2. limitation: limitation or restriction, especially in time or amount
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3. stoppage: a pause or stoppage
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archaic
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| [ Old English styntan "to blunt" < Germanic; later reinforced by related Old Norse stytta "shorten"] |
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| stint·er noun |
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