Found 2 items, similar to scrimp.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: scrimp scrimp v : subsist on a meager allowance; “scratch and scrimp” [syn: stint, skimp]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Scrimp Scrimp \Scrimp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scrimped (?; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. Scrimping.] [Cf. Dan. skrumpe, G. schrumpfen, D. krimpen. Cf. Shrimp, Shrink.] 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. Scrimp and save. Economize and save the money not spent. [1913 Webster] Scrimp \Scrimp\, a. Short; scanty; curtailed. [1913 Webster] Scrimp \Scrimp\, n. A pinching miser; a niggard. [U.S.] [1913 Webster]