See stint in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To be severely sparing in order to economize:
pinch, scrape, scrimp, skimp. Idioms: pinch pennies, tighten (one's) belt. See save
noun
A piece of work that has been assigned:
assignment, chore, duty, job, office, task. See workA limited, often assigned period of activity, duty, or opportunity:
bout, go, hitch, inning (often used in plural), shift, spell3, stretch, time, tour, trick, turn, watch. See time
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