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Stinted — Stint Stint, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stinted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stinting}.] [OE. stinten, stenten, stunten, to cause to cease, AS. styntan (in comp.) to blunt, dull, fr. stunt dull, stupid; akin to Icel. stytta to shorten, stuttr short, dial, Sw.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stinted — un·stinted; … English syllables
stinted — Synonyms and related words: Lenten, Spartan, abstemious, ascetic, austere, boxed in, circumscribed, confined, cramped, dwarfed, dwarfish, exiguous, frugal, hedged about, hedged in, hemmed in, icebound, impoverished, jejune, landlocked, lean,… … Moby Thesaurus
stinted — stɪnt n. fixed amount of work; period of time; limitation, restriction v. restrict, limit, economize, skimp; be frugal … English contemporary dictionary
stinted — stintˈed adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑stint … Useful english dictionary
Stint — Stint, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stinted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stinting}.] [OE. stinten, stenten, stunten, to cause to cease, AS. styntan (in comp.) to blunt, dull, fr. stunt dull, stupid; akin to Icel. stytta to shorten, stuttr short, dial, Sw. stynta… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stinting — Stint Stint, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stinted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stinting}.] [OE. stinten, stenten, stunten, to cause to cease, AS. styntan (in comp.) to blunt, dull, fr. stunt dull, stupid; akin to Icel. stytta to shorten, stuttr short, dial, Sw.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stint — I UK [stɪnt] / US noun [countable] Word forms stint : singular stint plural stints a period of time spent doing something He came to California after a brief stint as a waiter in New York. II UK [stɪnt] / US verb Word forms stint : present tense… … English dictionary
stint on — phrasal verb Word forms stint on : present tense I/you/we/they stint on he/she/it stints on present participle stinting on past tense stinted on past participle stinted on informal not stint on something to use enough, or more than enough, of… … English dictionary
stint on — ˈstint on [present tense I/you/we/they stint on he/she/it stints on present participle stinting on past tense stinted on past participle … Useful english dictionary
