Meaning of "stint" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STINT

Old English styntan to blunt; related to Old Norse stytta to cut short.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF STINT

stint  [stɪnt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STINT

Stint is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb stint in English.

WHAT DOES STINT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Stint

A stint is one of several very small waders in the paraphyletic "Calidris" assemblage – often separated in Erolia – which in North America are known as peeps. They are scolopacid waders much similar in ecomorphology to their distant relatives, the charadriid plovers. Some of these birds are difficult to identify because of the similarity between species, and various breeding, non-breeding, juvenile and moulting plumages. In addition, some plovers are also similarly patterned, especially in winter. With a few exceptions, stints usually have a fairly stereotypical color pattern, being brownish above and lighter – usually white – on much of the underside. The breast sides are almost always colored like the upperside, and there is usually a lighter supercilium above brownish cheeks. Notably, golden or orangey colors – common in plovers – are absent.

Definition of stint in the English dictionary

The first definition of stint in the dictionary is to be frugal or miserly towards with. Other definition of stint is to stop or check. Stint is also an allotted or fixed amount of work.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO STINT

PRESENT

Present

I stint

you stint

he/she/it stints

we stint

you stint

they stint

Present continuous

I am stinting

you are stinting

he/she/it is stinting

we are stinting

you are stinting

they are stinting

Present perfect

I have stinted

you have stinted

he/she/it has stinted

we have stinted

you have stinted

they have stinted

Present perfect continuous

I have been stinting

you have been stinting

he/she/it has been stinting

we have been stinting

you have been stinting

they have been stinting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I stinted

you stinted

he/she/it stinted

we stinted

you stinted

they stinted

Past continuous

I was stinting

you were stinting

he/she/it was stinting

we were stinting

you were stinting

they were stinting

Past perfect

I had stinted

you had stinted

he/she/it had stinted

we had stinted

you had stinted

they had stinted

Past perfect continuous

I had been stinting

you had been stinting

he/she/it had been stinting

we had been stinting

you had been stinting

they had been stinting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will stint

you will stint

he/she/it will stint

we will stint

you will stint

they will stint

Future continuous

I will be stinting

you will be stinting

he/she/it will be stinting

we will be stinting

you will be stinting

they will be stinting

Future perfect

I will have stinted

you will have stinted

he/she/it will have stinted

we will have stinted

you will have stinted

they will have stinted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been stinting

you will have been stinting

he/she/it will have been stinting

we will have been stinting

you will have been stinting

they will have been stinting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would stint

you would stint

he/she/it would stint

we would stint

you would stint

they would stint

Conditional continuous

I would be stinting

you would be stinting

he/she/it would be stinting

we would be stinting

you would be stinting

they would be stinting

Conditional perfect

I would have stint

you would have stint

he/she/it would have stint

we would have stint

you would have stint

they would have stint

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been stinting

you would have been stinting

he/she/it would have been stinting

we would have been stinting

you would have been stinting

they would have been stinting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you stint
we let´s stint
you stint

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to stint

Past participle

stinted

Present Participle

stinting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «STINT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «stint» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of stint

assignment · begrudge · bit · economize · hold back · period · quota · save · scrimp · share · shift · spell · stretch · term · time · tour · turn · withhold

TRANSLATION OF STINT

Find out the translation of stint to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of stint from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stint» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 一段时间
• Translator English - Spanish: período
• English: stint
• Translator English - Hindi: कार्यकाल
• Translator English - Arabic: مهمة
• Translator English - Russian: скупились
• Translator English - Portuguese: tarefa
• Translator English - Bengali: সংযমন
• Translator English - French: séjour
• Translator English - Malay: Berkhidmat
• Translator English - German: Zeit
• Translator English - Japanese: 任期
• Translator English - Korean: > 기간
• Translator English - Javanese: Stint
• Translator English - Vietnamese: tiết kiệm
• Translator English - Tamil: சேர்வதை
• Translator English - Marathi: मर्यादा
• Translator English - Turkish: görev
• Translator English - Italian: periodo di lavoro
• Translator English - Polish: skąpić
• Translator English - Ukrainian: скупилися
• Translator English - Romanian: stint
• Translator English - Greek: stint
• Translator English - Afrikaans: skof
• Translator English - Swedish: snålhet
• Translator English - Norwegian: stint

10 QUOTES WITH «STINT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word stint.

1

Daisy Berkowitz

But the exposure we got by doing the stint with Nine Inch Nails brought us a lot of attention.

2

Jeremy Bulloch

Many years ago I was in another soap opera called The Newcomers which was on twice a week for three years. I really don't think I could do another stint like that again.

3

Cuba Gooding, Jr.

Before I was an actor I was a break dancer, one of those street performers you see. I guess my introduction into the professional world of performing was a stint as back up dancer for Lionel Richie and I performed at the closing ceremony at the '84 Olympics.

4

Zane Grey

I must go deeper and even stronger into my treasure mine and stint nothing of time, toil, or torture.

5

Seanan McGuire

By the time 'Buffy' finished its Bay Area theatrical run - including a two-month stint at the dollar theater - I had seen the movie well over three dozen times. I was in love.

6

Michael Redhill

I'd had an early stint in acting school, and there was something satisfying about becoming a character, about being inside another mind that you had to create out of yourself. As I moved toward a life in writing, I found many of the things I'd learned in acting school still applied.

7

Corey Reynolds

I absolutely loved my stint on Broadway in 'Hairspray.'

8

Adam Ross

There was a long stint during my childhood after I gave up on being a pro football player - we're talking sixth grade here - that I strongly considered a future writing and drawing comic books. I have been making stuff up ever since.

9

Jessica Savitch

My most lucrative job in college was a stint as the regional Dodge Girl.

10

Vonda Shepard

My stint with 'Ally McBeal' is something I never planned nor expected.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STINT»

Discover the use of stint in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stint and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

A Short Stint in Tibet: Captured by Chinese Horse Soldiers, ...

Their trip turns into a wild odyssey as they become "prisoners" of this ragtag group of wacky characters.Dripping wet and shivering, we found refuge in a shack adjoining the collection of drowning huts from which we had escaped.

Ernst Walter Aebi, 2005

Valencia STINT 2009-2010

Valencia STINT 2009-2010 STINT Briefing 2009 August 23, 2009 Dear Friends, God is good, STINT Briefing was awesome, and I am super excited for what the Lord has in store for next year, both in Venezuela and around the world! I feel the  ...

David Noyd, 2010

A Short Stint in Burma

Ernst Aebi. “So now we could...we have time...” Ma Htoi said, snuggled even closer to Nick. “No,” Nick said. He pushed her away. “Go now to the cave; take care of the kids and rest. When it gets dark, bring them and the remaining food to the ...

Ernst Aebi, 2005

Shorebirds of Australia

95 Discovery BayConse-rvali-on Parlt Vic 9-6 Port I-'la-r.Do-nn-ell coast SA 9? Brownflaytfire-err Point}. SA 93 Carpenter IlocIts,Po'Iican Faint; SA 9"? Canunda NP SA Red-necked Stint I Earslern Curlew, Bar-tailed Godwit_ 6 llednecltecl Stint , ...

Andrew Geering, Lindsay Agnew, Sandra Harding, 2007

Reports of the Prison Discipline Society, Boston

purpose, and the entries in them reported to the commissary, who keeps a book of over-stint, in which each convict or company are credited with the over-stint reported to have been earned by thein. The amount of over-stint credited to the ...

Prison Discipline Society (Boston, Mass.), 1855

Island Stint

ISLAND STINT is a personal account of the time Joe Bramble and his family spent on the Furneaux islands in the 1950's.

Joe Bramble, 2004

Competitive Nurse Rostering and Rerostering

The principle function of the ILS framework is to allow individual B As to alter their schedules by moving work stints through stint swapping. A work stint is any series of consecutive days where a nurse is working a shift. An off stint is any series ...

Michael Vincent Chiaramonte, 2008

The Birds of Siberia: A Record of a Naturalist's Visits to ...

On our return to our quarters we found that our Samoyede servant had caught a young Little stint, half-grown, a very interesting bird. Like the young of the dunlin, the first feathers are those of summer plumage. On comparing the young in down  ...

Henry Seebohm, 2011

Phyllida Barlow: Stint

This beautifully designed large-format catalogue contains numerous exhibition installation views, mini insert images of the new works, and an extensive interview with the artist.

‎2008

Notes of a Provincial Wildfowler

LITTLE STINT Kulichok-vorobei; Calidris minuta This is indisputably the tiniest of the sandpiper family, and although known in Russian as the "sparrow-stint" [ kulichok- vorobei] owing to a certain similarity in size and plumage color, it is actually ...

Sergeĭ Timofeevich Aksakov, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STINT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stint is used in the context of the following news items.

Cunneyworth returns for 2nd stint to coach Sabres' AHL team

Cunneyworth had a 306-273-61 record and led the Americans to six playoff berths during an eight-season stint from 2000-2008. He's also a former NHL forward, ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»

John Stamos completes rehab stint

John Stamos completes rehab stint. (MT/WNTWT/MT). 5:00 PM, Jul 25, 2015. 6 mins ago. Copyright 2015 World Entertainment News Network. All rights ... «WRTV Indianapolis, Jul 15»

Wildlife Hospital Releases 7 Otters after Rehab Stint

MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) -- Wildlife officials say seven young otters are back in the wild after a rehab stint at the Florida Wildlife Hospital Sanctuary. The otters ... «WCTV, Jul 15»

Game of Thrones' Maisie Williams calls her upcoming Doctor Who …

Maisie Williams has said she can't wait to see what her fans think of her upcoming stint in Doctor Who. The actress, who has risen to fame as Arya Stark in Game ... «BT.com, Jul 15»

More confident of myself after Oz training stint: Mandeep

"It was a fantastic stint during which I trained vigorously in short sessions and sparred with different partners. There were three coaches to help me and it has ... «Times of India, Jul 15»

Carlos Sainz Jr wants answers on Toro Rosso's first-stint problems

"Our first [race] stint is still our weakness. This is what we need to look into and ... "The only bit we struggle with is the first stint. FP1, FP2, FP3 and qualifying, we ... «autosport.com, Jul 15»

Sarah Harding gets a second stint on Coronation Street

Sarah Harding has fitted in so well on the cobbles that Coronation Street bosses have already invited her back for a second stint – before her first episodes have ... «BT.com, Jun 15»

Stint with Yorkshire Improved My Batting, Says Cheteshwar Pujara

Kolkata: India's Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara on Sunday said his brief stint with Yorkshire in county cricket has helped him enhance his game as he had to ... «NDTVSports.com, Jun 15»

Sri Lanka rope in Jonty Rhodes for short stint to improve fielding

Sri Lankan cricketers are to get fielding tips from the man who pretty much revolutionised the art after former South African player Jonty Rhodes agreed to a short ... «Zee News, May 15»

After IPL stint with Mumbai Indians, Ricky Ponting keen to continue …

Notwithstanding his successful IPL stint with champions Mumbai Indians, former Australia captain Ricky Ponting is not tempted at Big Bash coaching roles for ... «Daily News & Analysis, May 15»