Skimp

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Skimp \Skimp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Skimped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Skimping}.] [Cf. {Skinch}, {Scamp}, v. t.]
     1. To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp. [Prov. Eng. &
        Colloq. U.S.]
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     2. To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp.
        [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Skimp \Skimp\, v. i.
     To save; to be parsimonious or niggardly. [Prov. Eng. &
     Colloq. U.S.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Skimp \Skimp\, a.
     Scanty. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  skimp
       v 1: work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and
            superficially [syn: {scant}]
       2: limit in quality or quantity [syn: {scant}]
       3: subsist on a meager allowance; "scratch and scrimp" [syn: {scrimp},
           {stint}]
       4: supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with
          the allowance" [syn: {stint}, {scant}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  49 Moby Thesaurus words for "skimp":
     begrudge, blink, carefully ignore, cold-shoulder, cut a corner,
     cut corners, dodge, economize, enforce economies, exiguous, famish,
     fudge, grudge, husband, keep within compass, live upon nothing,
     make ends meet, manage, pass over, pass over lightly, pinch,
     pinch pennies, poor, put something aside, save, scamp, scant,
     scanty, scrape, scrape and save, screw, scrimp, scrimpy, short,
     skim, skim over, skim the surface, skimpy, skip over, slight,
     slubber over, slur, slur over, spare, sparse, starve, stint,
     touch upon, touch upon lightly