skimp : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: skimp	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for skimp
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
skimp v work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially Synonym(s): skimp, scant limit in quality or quantity Synonym(s): scant, skimp subsist on a meager allowance; "scratch and scrimp" Synonym(s): scrimp, stint, skimp supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with the allowance" Synonym(s): stint, skimp, scant
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Skimp \Skimp\, v. i. To save; to be parsimonious or niggardly. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Skimp \Skimp\, a. Scanty. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.] 2. To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]