stint

stint¹ Definition

stint (stint)

transitive verb

to restrict or limit to a certain quantity, number, share, or allotment, often small or scanty
Archaic to stop

Etymology: ME stinten, to stint, cease, stop < OE styntan, to blunt or dull, akin to stunt, blunt, dull: see stunt

intransitive verb

noun

restriction; limit; limitation
Now Rare a limited or fixed quantity, allotment, share, etc.
1. an assigned task or quantity of work
2. a specified period of time spent doing something

stint¹ Related Forms

stint′er noun

stint² Definition

stint (stint)

noun

any of various small sandpipers, as the little stint (Calidris minuta)

Etymology: LME stynte < ?

stint Synonyms

A limit
restriction, limit, limitation; see restraint 2.
A task
assignment, task, job, work, consignment; see also job 1, 2. See syn. study at task.

stint Synonyms

restrain, confine, limit; see define 1, restrict 2.

stint Usage Examples

Converse of object

begin: Once in China, he began a nine year stint of meditation in front of a wall at the Shaolin Temple.
do: A long time ago I did a stint of work in an Exeter high street bookshop.
include: Our annual carol singing, including a stint at Clapham Junction, raised over £ 500.

Preposition: at

helm: Director Simon Wells has done an above average job with his first stint at the helm.

Preposition: as

presenter: After a stint as a radio presenter, she went to Goldsmiths to do a degree as a mature student.
chairman: The Portrait shows the former Conservative councilor in traditional chairman's regalia during his stint as district council chairman in 1984.
editor: Then in 1956 he began a six-year stint as an editor with BBC radio in London.

Adjective modifier

readingnew: Chaos as the beans returned and i did the readingnew library books stint!
three-month: Each January, travelers embark on a three-month stint at sea, calling at around 30 ports.
six-month: So what's the story behind his six-month stint to set up the prison system in Iraq?
two-year: Driven to move a two-year stint we can't get.
six-year: John then embarked on a six-year stint with the Game Conservancy Trust quantifying the effect of Conservation Headlands on butterflies.
two-month: First rung of the ladder Kurds are especially encouraged to apply: ' This summer a Kurdish friend did a two-month stint with me.

Noun used with modifier

six-week: The 19 year old, was halfway through a six-week stint on Ghanaâs Choice FM when the station was busted for nonpayment of taxes.
ten-year: That was not my experience in a ten-year stint of community living during the seventies.
marathon: It was one of five wickets Hollies claimed for 131 runs in a marathon stint of 56 overs.

Preposition: in

rehab: Meanwhile, Frances receives a surprise visit from Colin who is back from a stint in rehab.
jail: The stint in jail, perversely enough, added to his allure.
army: This was the first time he had ever done that, despite a stint in the army.
prison: He chose to be deported, since a stint in prison almost guaranteed deportation later anyway.

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