[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

scrimp \scrimp\, v. t. imp.  p. p. scrimped ?; 215; p. pr.
    vb. n. scrimping. cf. dan. skrumpe, g. schrumpfen, d.
   krimpen. cf. shrimp, shrink.
   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.
   1913 webster
see also:
scrimped scrimping shrimp shrink 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

scrimp \scrimp\, a.
   short; scanty; curtailed.
   1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

scrimp \scrimp\, n.
   a pinching miser; a niggard. u.s.
   1913 webster

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

scrimp
     v : subsist on a meager allowance; "scratch and scrimp" syn: stint,
          skimp
see also:
stint skimp 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

31 moby thesaurus words for "scrimp":
   begrudge, economize, enforce economies, exiguous, famish, grudge,
   husband, keep within compass, live upon nothing, make ends meet,
   manage, pinch, pinch pennies, poor, put something aside, save,
   save up, scamp, scant, scanty, scrape, scrape and save, scratch,
   screw, scrimpy, skimp, skimpy, spare, sparse, starve, stint

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