stint

stint

noun

Definition of STINT

1

a fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position <signed up for a three-year stint in the army>

Synonyms hitch, stint, tenure, tour

Related Words shift, watch; go, turn; duration, standing, time; cycle, span, spell, stretch; life, life span, lifetime, run

2

the act or practice of keeping something (as an activity) within certain boundaries <his parents have always supported him without stint, no matter what interests he has chosen to pursue>

Synonyms circumscription, confinement, limitation, rein, stint

Related Words constraint, restraint; containment, isolation, segregation