v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Scrimped 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 ]
Scrimping bar, a device used in connection with a calico printing machine for stretching the fabric breadthwise so that it may be smooth for printing. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]
[つめにひをともす, tsumenihiwotomosu] (exp, v5s) to lead a stingy life; to scrimp and save; to pinch pennies; to light one's fingernail (instead of a candle) [Add to Longdo]
[ケチる;けちる, kechi ru ; kechiru] (v5r) (uk) (col) to be stingy; to scrimp[Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (4 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Scrimp \Scrimp\, a.
Short; scanty; curtailed.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Scrimp \Scrimp\, n.
A pinching miser; a niggard. [U.S.]
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
scrimp
v 1: subsist on a meager allowance; "scratch and scrimp" [syn:
{scrimp}, {stint}, {skimp}]
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