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stint
1[ stint ]
/ stÉȘnt /
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Definition of stint
verb (used without object)
to be frugal; get along on a scanty allowance: Don't stint on the food.They stinted for years in order to save money.
Archaic. to cease action; desist.
verb (used with object)
to limit to a certain amount, number, share, or allowance, often unduly; set limits to; restrict.
Archaic. to bring to an end; check.
noun
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Origin of stint
1First recorded in 1150â1200; Middle English verb stinten, stenten âto cease,â Old English styntan âto make blunt, dullâ; cognate with Old Norse stytta âto shortenâ (cf. stunt1); noun derivative of the verb
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH stint
stent, stintWords nearby stint
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Other definitions for stint (2 of 2)
stint2
[ stint ]
/ stÉȘnt /
noun
any of various small sandpipers of the genus Calidris, as the least sandpiper.
Origin of stint
2First recorded in 1425â75; late Middle English; stynte, stint; further origin unknown
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How to use stint in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for stint (1 of 2)
stint1
/ (stÉȘnt) /
verb
to be frugal or miserly towards (someone) with (something)
archaic to stop or check (something)
noun
an allotted or fixed amount of work
a limitation or check
obsolete a pause or stoppage
Derived forms of stint
stinter, nounWord Origin for stint
Old English styntan to blunt; related to Old Norse stytta to cut short; see stunt 1
British Dictionary definitions for stint (2 of 2)
stint2
/ (stÉȘnt) /
noun
any of various small sandpipers of the chiefly northern genus Calidris (or Erolia), such as C. minuta (little stint)
Word Origin for stint
Old English; related to Middle High German stinz small salmon, Swedish dialect stinta teenager; see stunt 1
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