Scrimp
Pronunciation : Scrimp
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. Dan. skrumpe, G. schrumpfen, D. krimpen. Cf. Shrimp, Shrine.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
t. [imp. & p. p. Scrimped; p. pr. & vb. n. Scrimping.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Scrimp
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Short; scanty; curtailed.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Scrimp
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A pinching miser; a niggard. [U.S.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913