SCRIMP

scrimp

Noun

  1. A pinching miser; a niggard.

Verb

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

Adjective

  1. Short; scanty; curtailed.


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