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1 stint
n. toebedeelde portie; werk, taak; periode dat men ergens werkte--------v. beperken, karig toemeten; beknibbelen, bekrimpen, karig zijn metstint1[ stint] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉1 portie ⇒ karwei(tje), taak♦voorbeelden:————————stint2II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉♦voorbeelden:2 stint oneself/someone of food • zichzelf/iemand karig voedsel toebedelen -
2 do one's daily stint
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stint — stint1 stintedly, adv. stintedness, n. stinter, n. stintingly, adv. stintless, adj. /stint/, v.i. 1. to be frugal; get along on a scanty allowance: Don t stint on the food. They stinted for years in order to save money … Universalium
stint — I. /stɪnt / (say stint) verb (t) 1. to limit to a certain amount, number, share, or allowance, often unduly; set limits to; restrict. 2. Obsolete to discontinue, cease, or bring to an end. –verb (i) 3. to be sparing or frugal; get along on a… …
stint — n. period of service to do, serve one s stint (he did his stint as a soldier) * * * [stɪnt] serve one s stint (he did his stint as a soldier) [ period of service ] to do … Combinatory dictionary
stint — v. & n. v.tr. 1 supply (food or aid etc.) in a niggardly amount or grudgingly. 2 (often refl.) supply (a person etc.) in this way. n. 1 a limitation of supply or effort (without stint). 2 a fixed or allotted amount of work (do one s stint). 3 a… … Useful english dictionary
Stint — Stint, n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) 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}. (b) A phalarope. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
Stint (disambiguation) — Stint could refer to: * Stint, one of several very small waders in the bird genus Calidris , which in North America are known as peeps. * Northern Shoveler, a species of duck. * , an English noun describing a short or limited period of time or… … Wikipedia
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stint — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ brief, short ▪ one year, two year, etc. VERB + STINT ▪ … Collocations dictionary
stint´less — stint1 «stihnt», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to keep on short allowance; be saving or careful in using or spending; limit: »The parents stinted themselves of food to give it to their children. 2. Archaic. to stop; cease. –v.i. 1. be saving; get along on … Useful english dictionary