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Scrimp

noun

/skɹɪmp/

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounA pinching miser; a niggard.

2.verbTo make too small or short.

"To scrimp the pattern of a coat."

3.verbTo limit or straiten; to put on short allowance.

4.verbTo be frugal.

5.adjectiveShort; scanty; curtailed.

Synonyms

contract scant shorten skimp stint niggard pinch-gut scrimper snudge scrape-good churl scrape-penny

Rhymes With

limp crimp wimp primp pimp blimp chimp shrimp

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