stint

Noun
  1. An unbroken period of time during which you do something (synset 115159442)
    "there were stretches of boredom"; "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary"
    is a type of: continuance, duration - the period of time during which something continues
    same as: stretch
  2. Smallest American sandpiper (synset 102030011)
    is a type of: sandpiper - any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers
    belongs to: erolia, genus erolia - a genus of Scolopacidae
    same as: erolia minutilla, least sandpiper
  3. An individual's prescribed share of work (synset 100721683)
    "her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her"
    is a type of: chore, job, task - a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
Verb
  1. Subsist on a meager allowance (synset 202350494)
    "scratch and scrimp"
    is a type of: save - spend less; buy at a reduced price
    same as: scrimp, skimp
  2. Supply sparingly and with restricted quantities (synset 202230521)
    "stint with the allowance"
    is a type of: furnish, provide, render, supply - give something useful or necessary to
    same as: scant, skimp

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