SCRIMP Synonyms
1 hypernym for scrimp. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for SCRIMP
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| skimp | verb v | |||||
verb • work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially • limit in quality or quantity • subsist on a meager allowance • supply sparingly and with restricted quantities | ||||||
| economize | verb v | |||||
verb • use cautiously and frugally • spend sparingly, avoid the waste of | ||||||
| hoard | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a secret store of valuables or money verb • save up as for future use • get or gather together | ||||||
| pinch | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a painful or straitened circumstance • an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed • a slight but appreciable amount • a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action • a small sharp bite or snip • a squeeze with the fingers • the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) verb • squeeze tightly between the fingers • make ridges into by pinching together • make off with belongings of others • cut the top off • irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear | ||||||
| save | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring verb • save from ruin, destruction, or harm • to keep up and reserve for personal or special use • bring into safety • spend less; buy at a reduced price • accumulate money for future use • make unnecessary an expenditure or effort • save from sins • refrain from harming • spend sparingly, avoid the waste of • retain rights to • record data on a computer | ||||||
| cut corners | ||||||
verb • do something the cheapest or easiest way | ||||||
| contract | verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj | |||||
noun • a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law • (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make • a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid verb • enter into a contractual arrangement • engage by written agreement • squeeze or press together • be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness • become smaller or draw together • make smaller • compress or concentrate • make or become more narrow or restricted • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements | ||||||
| scant | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so verb • work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially • limit in quality or quantity • supply sparingly and with restricted quantities | ||||||
| shorten | verb v | |||||
verb • make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements • make short or shorter • become short or shorter • edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate | ||||||
| stint | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • an unbroken period of time during which you do something • smallest American sandpiper • an individual's prescribed share of work verb • subsist on a meager allowance • supply sparingly and with restricted quantities | ||||||