scrimp

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪmp

Noun

scrimp (plural scrimps)

  1. A pinching miser; a niggard.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:miser

Verb

scrimp (third-person singular simple present scrimps, present participle scrimping, simple past and past participle scrimped)

  1. (transitive) To make too small or short
    To scrimp the pattern of a coat.
    Synonyms: scant, contract, shorten
  2. (transitive) To limit or straiten; to put on short allowance.
  3. (intransitive) To be frugal.

Translations

Adjective

scrimp (comparative more scrimp, superlative most scrimp)

  1. Short; scanty; curtailed.

Anagrams

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