1. (

• stretch ,
• stint

) 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

) smallest American sandpiper ;

3. (

• stint

) an individual's prescribed share of work; "her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her" ;

1. (

• scrimp ,
• stint ,
• skimp

) subsist on a meager allowance; "scratch and scrimp" ;

2. (

• stint ,
• skimp ,
• scant

) supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "stint with the allowance" ;