stinted

verb

Meaning

To stop (an action); cease, desist.
To stop speaking or talking (of a subject).
To be sparing or mean.
To restrain within certain limits; to bound; to restrict to a scant allowance.
To assign a certain task to (a person), upon the performance of which he/she is excused from further labour for that day or period; to stent.
(of mares) To impregnate successfully; to get with foal.
Constrained; restrained; confined.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

stretch(English)scant(English)scrimp(English)skimp(English)erolia minutilla(English)least sandpiper(English)stinty(English)strictured(English)number(English)

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Sources

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