Australian English Meaning of scrimp
scrimp
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Definitions and Meaning of scrimp in English
scrimp (v)
subsist on a meager allowance
scrimp (v. t.)
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.
scrimp (a.)
Short; scanty; curtailed.
scrimp (n.)
A pinching miser; a niggard.
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scrimp
subsist on a meager allowanceTo make too small or short; to limit or straiten; to put on short allowance; to scant; to contract; to shorten; as, to scrimp the p
conserve,economise,save,skimp,spare,manage,pinch,preserve,scrape,cutback
lavish,spend,waste,Waste,punch,dissipate,misspend,run through,waste,splash out
scrimmage line => Scrimmage line, scrimmage => scrimmage, scrimer => Fencer, scrim => Scrim, scriggle => scribble,