Meaning of SKIMP
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- [v] supply sparingly, with a meager allowance
- [v] scratch and scrimp
- [v] limit in quality or quantity
- [v] work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
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| | Synonyms: | | scant, scant, scrimp, stint |
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| | See Also: | | furnish, gloss over, provide, render, restrict, save, skate over, skimp over, slur over, smooth over, supply, work | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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.]
2. To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp.
[Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]
\Skimp\, v. i.
To save; to be parsimonious or niggardly. [Prov. Eng. &
Colloq. U.S.]
\Skimp\, a.
Scanty. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]
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