'Scrimp' definitions:
Definition of 'scrimp'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Scrimp'
From: GCIDE
- Scrimp \Scrimp\, a. Short; scanty; curtailed. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Scrimp'
From: GCIDE
- Scrimp \Scrimp\, v. 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'scrimp'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- begrudge,
- economize,
- enforce economies,
- exiguous,
- famish,
- grudge,
- husband,
- keep within compass,
- live upon nothing,
- make ends meet,
- manage,
- pinch,
- pinch pennies,
- poor,
- put something aside,
- save,
- save up,
- scamp,
- scant,
- scanty,
- scrape,
- scrape and save,
- scratch,
- screw,
- scrimpy,
- skimp,
- skimpy,
- spare,
- sparse,
- starve,
- stint