scrimp

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Synonyms: crimp, scrim, scrip, scrimy, shrimp, scrump, scramp, skrimp, scrims

Antonyms: crimp, scrim, scrip, scrimy, shrimp, scrump, scramp, skrimp, scrims

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Noun

1. A pinching [[miser]]; a [[niggard]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|sometimes|with ''[[on]]''}} To make too [[small]] or [[short]]; to [[shortchange]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[limit]] or straiten; to put on [[short]] [[allowance]].
3. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To be [[frugal]], whether to a [[reasonable]] and [[wise]] extent or to a [[miserly]] and [[unwise]] extent.

Adjective

1. Short; [[scanty]]; [[curtailed]].

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