Word Meaning

Meaning of stint

- Any one of several species of small sandpipers, as the sanderling of Europe and America, the dunlin, the little stint of India (Tringa minuta), etc. Called also pume.
- A phalarope.
- To restrain within certain limits; to bound; to confine; to restrain; to restrict to a scant allowance.
- To put an end to; to stop.
- To assign a certain (i. e., limited) task to (a person), upon the performance of which one is excused from further labor for the day or for a certain time; to stent.
- To serve successfully; to get with foal; -- said of mares.
- To stop; to cease.
- Limit; bound; restraint; extent.
- Quantity or task assigned; proportion allotted.

Crossword clue for stint

- Allot stingily
- Be economic with
- Be miserly
- Be thrifty
- Cut corners
- Period
- Period of work
- Restrict
- Scrimp
- Set limits to
- Spell of duty
- Tour of duty
- Wading bird