Synonyms for stint

Noun

1. stretch, stint, duration, continuance

usage: an unbroken period of time during which you do something; "there were stretches of boredom"; "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary"

2. least sandpiper, stint, Erolia minutilla, sandpiper

usage: smallest American sandpiper

3. stint, job, task, chore

usage: an individuals prescribed share of work; "her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her"

Verb

1. scrimp, stint, skimp, save

usage: subsist on a meager allowance; "scratch and scrimp"

2. stint, skimp, scant, supply, provide, render, furnish

usage: supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with the allowance"