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Found 5 hits - Term: skimp, Database: *, Strategy: exact
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
      1913 webster

   2. to make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp.
      prov. eng.  colloq. u. s.
      1913 webster
see also:
skimped skimping skinch scamp 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
skimp \skimp\, v. i.
   to save; to be parsimonious or niggardly. prov. eng. 
   colloq. u.s.
   1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
skimp \skimp\, a.
   scanty. prov. eng.  colloq. u.s.
   1913 webster

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0
skimp
     v 1: work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and
          superficially syn: scant
     2: limit in quality or quantity syn: scant
     3: subsist on a meager allowance; "scratch and scrimp" syn: scrimp,
         stint
     4: supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with
        the allowance" syn: stint, scant
see also:
scant scrimp stint 
[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
49 moby thesaurus words for "skimp":
   begrudge, blink, carefully ignore, cold-shoulder, cut a corner,
   cut corners, dodge, economize, enforce economies, exiguous, famish,
   fudge, grudge, husband, keep within compass, live upon nothing,
   make ends meet, manage, pass over, pass over lightly, pinch,
   pinch pennies, poor, put something aside, save, scamp, scant,
   scanty, scrape, scrape and save, screw, scrimp, scrimpy, short,
   skim, skim over, skim the surface, skimpy, skip over, slight,
   slubber over, slur, slur over, spare, sparse, starve, stint,
   touch upon, touch upon lightly





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