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Meaning of stint
noun
- A period of time spent doing or being something; a spell. Example: He had a stint in jail.
- Limit; bound; restraint; extent.
- Quantity or task assigned; proportion allotted.
verb
- To stop (an action); cease, desist.
- To stop speaking or talking (of a subject).
- To be sparing or mean. Example: The next party you throw, don't stint on the beer.
- To restrain within certain limits; to bound; to restrict to a scant allowance.
- To assign a certain task to (a person), upon the performance of which he/she is excused from further labour for that day or period; to stent.
noun
- Any of several very small wading birds in the genus Calidris. Types of sandpiper, such as the dunlin or the sanderling.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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