| VERB | social | skimp, scant | work hastily or carelessly |
|---|---|---|---|
| social | skimp, scant | limit in quality or quantity | |
| possession | skimp, scrimp, stint | subsist on a meager allowance | |
| possession | skimp, stint, scant | supply sparingly and with restricted quantities |
| Sounds | skih'mp | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | blimp / Blimp ... wimp / WIMP: 11 rhymes with ihmp... | |
| Meaning | Work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonym | scant | |
| Broader | work | Exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity |
| See also | skimp over | treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly |
| Meaning | Limit in quality or quantity. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | scant | |
| Broader | restrict, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle | place limits on (extent or access) |
| Spanish | escatimar | |
| Meaning | subsist on a meager allowance. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s on something | |
| Synonyms | scrimp, stint | |
| Broader | save | spend less |
| Spanish | escatimar | |
| Catalan | escatimar | |
| Meaning | Supply sparingly and with restricted quantities. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | stint, scant | |
| Broader | supply, provide, render, furnish | Give something useful or necessary to |
| Spanish | escatimar | |
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