noun
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A period of time spent doing or being something; a spell.
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He had a stint in jail.
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Limit; bound; restraint; extent.
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Quantity or task assigned; proportion allotted.
verb
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To stop (an action); cease, desist.
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To stop speaking or talking (of a subject).
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To be sparing or mean.
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The next party you throw, don't stint on the beer.
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To restrain within certain limits; to bound; to restrict to a scant allowance.
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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.
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(of mares) To impregnate successfully; to get with foal.
Examples of stint in a Sentence
Driven to move a two-year stint we can't get.
In fact, every part of the garden, including the working sheds and offices, should have water supplied without stint.
A long time ago I did a stint of work in an Exeter high street bookshop.
So what's the story behind his six-month stint to set up the prison system in Iraq?
The stint in jail, perversely enough, added to his allure.
During that stint, he helped lead his team to victory a few times during some strenuous exercise challenges.
John then embarked on a six-year stint with the Game Conservancy Trust quantifying the effect of Conservation Headlands on butterflies.
No, not his 1997 stint as action hero Batman for which, along with his role as carpenter and handyman George Burnett on the 80's series The Facts of Life, he has long since been forgiven (hey, everyone has to start somewhere).
Whether it's the first picture of a celebrity baby, a hot new couple or someone who's resurfaced after months in isolation or a stint in rehab, it's sure to create buzz and most importantly, sell magazines and garner hits for Web sites.
There were three little stint at the edge and spectacled warblers were seen well here.
To attain this end he lavished his gold - or rather the gold provided by the clergy in his obedience - without stint, and conceived a succession of the most adventurous projects, of which one at least was to leave a lasting mark on history.
Betsy was off to Washington, D.C. for a week, followed by a ten day stint in Chicago.
Another rider to be struck by the injury jinx was Mariusz Puszakowski, who had enjoyed a stint at Ipswich in 2005.
He was walking home after an overnight stint, thinking of aromatic nitration, as she was walking into the department.
Her first professional engagement was a brief stint at The National Theater wiping the spittle from Leo McKern's mouth.
Having first joined the Telegraph in 1998, he left for a brief stint as Editor of an Internet start-up before returning in 2001.
Once in China, he began a nine year stint of meditation in front of a wall at the Shaolin Temple.
Chaos as the beans returned and i did the readingnew library books stint!
Each January, travelers embark on a three-month stint at sea, calling at around 30 ports.
The 19 year old, was halfway through a six-week stint on Ghanaâs Choice FM when the station was busted for nonpayment of taxes.
That was not my experience in a ten-year stint of community living during the seventies.
It was one of five wickets Hollies claimed for 131 runs in a marathon stint of 56 overs.
Let them not straiten their desire, nor abate their trust, nor abandon their dependence, nor stint their song.
Her first professional engagement was a brief stint at The National Theater wiping the spittle from Leo McKern 's mouth.
Having first joined the Telegraph in 1998, he left for a brief stint as Editor of an internet start-up before returning in 2001.
Director Simon Wells has done an above average job with his first stint at the helm.
After a stint as a radio presenter, she went to Goldsmiths to do a degree as a mature student.
The Portrait shows the former Conservative councilor in traditional chairman 's regalia during his stint as district council chairman in 1984.
Then in 1956 he began a six-year stint as an editor with BBC radio in London.
So what 's the story behind his six-month stint to set up the prison system in Iraq?
Driven to move a two-year stint we ca n't get.
Meanwhile, Frances receives a surprise visit from Colin who is back from a stint in rehab.
This was the first time he had ever done that, despite a stint in the army.
He chose to be deported, since a stint in prison almost guaranteed deportation later anyway.
Britney has also starred in a movie and had a one season stint on her own reality show, showcasing day-to-day life with Spears and her husband.
Lowell actually began marketing his bedding collection in 2007 with a stint in February and March of that year where he introduced his bedding collections.
She did a similar stint on India's Bigg Boss, their version of Big Brother, in 2010.
After his stint in prison came to an end, he decided to work on the other side of the law and became a bounty hunter.
The youngest of three sisters, Longoria shot to fame as Gabrielle Solis on the hit TV show Desperate Housewives after a two-year stint on The Young and the Restless.
She had just started her freshman year in college, but her dream was to act, so she packed her bags, moved to New York City and started her 12-year stint on the daytime drama.
Additionally, he did a short stint as a member of the Sugar Beats.
When he got back to the United States, Anderson Cooper began his stint for ABC, starting with the ABC News and then advancing to co-anchor of World News Now.
The catalyst for her second stint in rehab was a car accident on the morning of May 26, 2007, which led to her arrest for DUI.
No word yet on which "celebrity" failed to complete the rehab stint.
Cirque Lodge is where Lindsay Lohan completely her most recent rehab stint, where Mary-Kate Olsen lived while getting treatment for her eating disorders and where Eva Mendes is currently residing.
Blanchett's Australian mother, June, was a school teacher and her Texan father, Bob, was in advertising after a stint in the U.S. Navy.
It was during her stint at the Sydney Theater Company where people really began taking notice of Blanchett's acting skills.
Like many young Hollywood stars, Barrymore's first rehab stint lasted only two weeks before she left.
Applegate continued to appear in other projects during her time on Married…, including a stint on 21 Jump Street and a starring role in the big screen comedy Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead.
Proving her multifaceted talent, Applegate is also a stage actress who has performed in a number of productions, including a stint on Broadway in 2006's Sweet Charity.