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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (4)

1. work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially;
[syn: skimp, scant]

2. limit in quality or quantity;
[syn: scant, skimp]

3. subsist on a meager allowance;
- Example: "scratch and scrimp"
[syn: scrimp, stint, skimp]

4. supply sparingly and with restricted quantities;
- Example: "sting with the allowance"
[syn: stint, skimp, scant]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Skimp \Skimp\, v. i. To save; to be parsimonious or niggardly. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Skimp \Skimp\, a. Scanty. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.] [1913 Webster] 2. To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.] [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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