scrimp (skrɪmp) ![]() | |
| —vb (when intr, | |
| 1. | to be very economical or sparing in the use (of) (esp in the phrase scrimp and save) |
| 2. | (tr) to treat meanly: he is scrimping his children |
| 3. | (tr) to cut too small |
| —adj | |
| 4. | a less common word for scant |
| [C18: Scottish, origin unknown] | |
| 'scrimpy | |
| —adj | |
| 'scrimpily | |
| —adv | |
| 'scrimpiness | |
| —n | |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |