adj short; scanty; curtailed.
2. scrimp ·noun a pinching miser; a niggard.
3. scrimp ·vt 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.
adj short; scanty; curtailed.
2. scrimp ·noun a pinching miser; a niggard.
3. scrimp ·vt 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.
Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012