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  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 to shorten, stunt short. Cf. Stent, Stunt.]
     1. To restrain within certain limits; to bound; to confine;
        to restrain; to restrict to a scant allowance.
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              I shall not go about to extenuate the latitude of
              the curse upon the earth, or stint it only to the
              production of weeds.                  --Woodward.
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              She stints them in their meals.       --Law.
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     2. To put an end to; to stop. [Obs.] --Shak.
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     3. 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.
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     4. To serve successfully; to get with foal; -- said of mares.
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              The majority of maiden mares will become stinted
              while at work.                        --J. H. Walsh.
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  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 to shorten, stunt short. Cf. Stent, Stunt.]
     1. To restrain within certain limits; to bound; to confine;
        to restrain; to restrict to a scant allowance.
  
              I shall not go about to extenuate the latitude of
              the curse upon the earth, or stint it only to the
              production of weeds.                  --Woodward.
  
              She stints them in their meals.       --Law.
  
     2. To put an end to; to stop. [Obs.] --Shak.
  
     3. 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.
  
     4. To serve successfully; to get with foal; -- said of mares.
  
              The majority of maiden mares will become stinted
              while at work.                        --J. H. Walsh.

  stinting
       adj : avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical
             shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a
             sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their
             use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts";
             "thrifty because they remember the great Depression";
             "`scotch' is used only informally" [syn: economical,
             frugal, scotch, sparing]

  stinting
     n.
     Act of one who stints.
     vb.
     (present participle of en stint nocat=1)

  stinting
     n.
     Act of one who stints.
     vb.
     (present participle of en stint nocat=1)

  stinting
     n.
     Act of one who stints.
     vb.
     (present participle of en stint nocat=1)

  stinting
     n.
     Act of one who stints.
     vb.
     (present participle of en stint nocat=1)

  stinting
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm s tint ing)

  stinting
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en stint ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb stint)

  Stinting /stˈɪntɪŋ/
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  stinting /stˈɪntɪŋ/
  knapphaltend, kurzhaltend
     Synonym: keeping short of money/food etc.
  
   see: stint sb., keep sb. short of money/food etc., stinted, kept short of money/food etc.
  

  stinting /stˈɪntɪŋ/
  knausernd
     Synonym: screwing
  
   see: screw, stint, screwed, stinted
  

  stinting /stˈɪntɪŋ/
  knausernd, geizend, sparend, kleinlich seiend
     Synonyms: skimping, scrimping
  
   see: skimp on sth., scrimp on sth., stint on sth., skimped, scrimped, stinted, skimps, scrimps, stints, skimped, scrimped, stinted, Don't skimp on sleep., The report doesn't skimp on details., Parents shouldn't skimp when it comes to their child's safety., He doesn't stint on wining and dining.
  

  26 Moby Thesaurus words for "stinting":
     cheeseparing, economy, economy of assumption, economy of means,
     elegance, frugal, frugal to excess, frugality, law of parsimony,
     measured, moderate, overfrugal, parsimonious, parsimoniousness,
     parsimony, penny-wise, penny-wise and pound-foolish, pinching,
     restrained, scamping, scrimping, skimping, sober, sparing,
     temperate, too frugal