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Webster 1913 Edition

Scrimp

Scrimp

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Scrimped
(?; 215)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Scrimping
.]
[Cf. Dan.
skrumpe
, G.
schrumpfen
, D.
krimpen
. Cf.
Shrimp
,
Shrink
.]
To make too small or short; to limit or straiten; to put on short allowance; to scant; to contract; to shorten;
as, to
scrimp
the pattern of a coat
.

Scrimp

,
Adj.
Short; scanty; curtailed.

Scrimp

,
Noun.
A pinching miser; a niggard.
[U.S.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Scrimp

SCRIMP

, v.t.
To contract; to shorten; to make too small or short; to limit or straiten; as, to scrimp the pattern of a coat.

SCRIMP

,
Adj.
Short; scanty.

SCRIMP

,
Noun.
A pinching miser; a niggard; a close fisted person.

Definition 2024

scrimp

scrimp

English

Noun

scrimp ‎(plural scrimps)

  1. A pinching miser; a niggard.

Synonyms

  • See also Wikisaurus: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 scant; to contract; to shorten.
    To scrimp the pattern of a coat.
  2. (transitive) To limit or straiten; to put on short allowance.
  3. (intransitive) To be frugal.


Translations

Related terms

Adjective

scrimp ‎(comparative more scrimp, superlative most scrimp)

  1. Short; scanty; curtailed.

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Etymology

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪmp

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