Definition of Scrimp. Meaning of Scrimp. Synonyms of Scrimp

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Definition of Scrimp

Scrimp
Scrimp Scrimp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scrimped (?; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. Scrimping.] [Cf. Dan. skrumpe, G. schrumpfen, D. krimpen. Cf. Shrimp, Shrine.] 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
Scrimp Scrimp, a. Short; scanty; curtailed.
Scrimp
Scrimp Scrimp, n. A pinching miser; a niggard. [U.S.]

Meaning of Scrimp from wikipedia

- debut LP Back for the First Time (2000). The music video for "Lobster & Scrimp" featuring Jay-Z premiered on January 4, 1999. It was shot in Las Vegas...
- buildup is generally more terrifying than the payoff, and Savage doesn't scrimp when it comes to jump-at-you scares." Kevin Maher of The Times gave the...
- models difficult to appraise. Thomas had previously said that he "had scrimped and saved to afford the motor coach", according to the Times, and a friend...
- Leopard voice 1966 One of Our Spies Is Missing Phillip Bainbridge Scalplock Scrimp 1968 Jigsaw Building Superintendent 1971 Pretty Maids All in a Row Follo...
- calling Buehlman "an author to watch" and stating that the novel "doesn't scrimp on earthy humor and lyrical writing in the face of unspeakable horrors"...
- is a pejorative neologism used in South Korea to criticize women who "[scrimp] on essentials so they can over-spend on con****uous luxuries". Doenjang...
- up", not specifically apples. Other claimed derivations include a noun scrimp with the same meaning, derived from a verb scrump, meaning "to steal fruit"...
- this period—according to writer Samuel Crompton—the Sanders family had to "scrimp and save to get by". Sanders did not become the starting running back until...
- aspirations to return to America and become a movie star. Fujitani then "scrimped and saved for years, even denying herself and her children necessities...
- The Literature Page. Miller, Norman (20 September 2016). "John Elwes: scrimper who inspired Ebenezer Scrooge". The Daily Telegraph. London. "Sir Alexander...