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stint (verb), stints; stinted; stinting
1. To supply sparingly and with restricted quantities: He tends to be stinting with praise for their good work.
2. To restrict or to limit, as in amount or number: He doesn't stint with his eating.
3. To subsist on a meager allowance: The parents stint on the amount of money they let their children spend.
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