stint meaning and definition

STINT noun

Definition of stint (noun)

1. an unbroken period of time during which you do something
   • "there were stretches of boredom"; "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary"
   • synonyms: stretch
2. smallest American sandpiper
   • synonyms: Erolia minutilla, least sandpiper
3. an individual's prescribed share of work
   • "her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her"

STINT verb

Definition of stint (verb)

1. subsist on a meager allowance
   • "scratch and scrimp"
   • synonyms: scrimp, skimp
2. supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
   • "sting with the allowance"
   • synonyms: scant, skimp