Antonyms for stint
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : stint |
| Phonetic Transcription : stɪnt |
Definition of stint
Origin :- "to limit, restrain, to be sparing or frugal," Old English styntan "to blunt, make dull," from Proto-Germanic *stuntijanan (cf. Old Norse stuttr "short, scant," Middle High German stunz "blunt, short," German stutzen "to cut short, curtail, stop, hesitate"), from PIE root *(s)teu- "to beat, strike, push, thrust" (see steep (adj.)). Related: Stinted; stinting. The noun is attested from c.1300.
- noun period of responsibility
- verb economize; hold back
- "Stint it, Humphrey," said the tall squire, with a burst of laughter.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- I want to finish this stint, so as to have the afternoon off.
- Extract from : « The Green Satin Gown » by Laura E. Richards
- There he stopped, not entirely because his "stint" was done, but because what he saw surprised him.
- Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
- With you every path is plain to us, every river passable, and of provisions we shall know no stint.
- Extract from : « Anabasis » by Xenophon
- Daisy clapped her hands with delight, and did not stint her praise or approval.
- Extract from : « Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas » by Lloyd Osbourne
- There had been no stint of money, and it was an extremely handsome book.
- Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
- We have been for a few days on half-rations, but we have no stint of roast squash.
- Extract from : « Little Masterpieces of Science: Explorers » by Various
- It is sufficient, however, merely to set on record that there was no stint.
- Extract from : « The Girl on the Boat » by Pelham Grenville Wodehouse
- Henry, no longer so lavish with his money as in Wolsey's days, did not stint for this purpose.
- Extract from : « Henry VIII. » by A. F. Pollard
- If this injured his confidence it did not stint his courage.
- Extract from : « Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate » by Charles M. Skinner
Synonyms for stint
- assignment
- be frugal
- be parsimonious
- be sparing
- be stingy
- begrudge
- bit
- chore
- confine
- consignment
- cut corners
- define
- duty
- go easy on
- grudge
- job
- limit
- make ends meet
- participation
- penny-pinch
- pinch
- quota
- restrain
- roll back
- save
- save for rainy day
- scrape
- scrimp
- share
- shift
- skimp on
- sock away
- spare
- spell
- squirrel
- stash
- stretch
- task
- term
- tighten belt
- time
- tour
- turn
- withhold
- work
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