SKIMP

v. a.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
v.

To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]

2.
v.

To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]

3.
v.

To save; to be parsimonious or niggardly. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]

4.
a.

Scanty. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]

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