stint

CEFRB2

/stɪnt/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A limited period of work or activity.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    To be sparing or mean.

Examples

  • I met her during my stint there.

  • Tom turned his life around after a stint in rehab.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. To stop speaking or talking (of a subject).

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To stop (an action); cease, desist.

  2. 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.

More examples

In context

  • The next party you throw, don't stint on the beer.

  • He had a stint in jail.

  • O do thy cruell wrath and spightfull wrong / At length allay, and stint thy stormy strife […]

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English stinten, from Old English styntan (“to make blunt”) and *stintan (attested in āstintan (“to make dull, stint, assuage”)), from Proto-West Germanic *stuntijan, from Proto-Germanic *stuntijaną and Proto-Germanic *stintaną (“to make short”), probably influenced in some senses by cognate Old Norse *stynta, stytta (“to make short, shorten”).