skimp — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To mock, deride, scorn, scold, make fun of.

   Usage

   • Northern-England
   • Scotland

   Examples

   I thought Adie was only skimpin' me.

Verb

1. To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Examples

   I got out my wallet and let him have a look at my licenses, detective and driver's. He didn't skimp it, being a lawyer.

2. To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp.

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   The temptation to skimp examinations and maintenance procedures, to save time or overcome staff shortages, must be resisted, and supervisors must insist on strict adherence to maintenance schedules and quality of workmanship.

   Apple’s investment bought something. Its shows feel professional. They look like premium products that no one skimped on.

3. To save; to be parsimonious or stingy.

   Usage

   • Intransitive

Adjective

1. Scanty.

   Usage

   • UK usage
   • US usage
   • Colloquial
   • Dated
   • dialectal

Noun

1. A skimpy or insubstantial thing, especially a piece of clothing.

   Examples

   I remembered how fierce it hurt and how it blistered. All that pain from just a skimp of flesh.

2. Underwear.

   Usage

   • Colloquial
   • in-plural

   Examples

   While presenting a rundown of the sexiest soap stars in the world in this week's ZOO, Hollyoaks' Gemma Atkinson very kindly stripped down to her skimps herself.

Verb

1. work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially

   Synonyms

   scant

   Broader terms

   work

2. limit in quality or quantity

   Synonyms

   scant

   Broader terms

   restricttrammellimitboundconfinethrottle

3. subsist on a meager allowance

   Synonyms

   scrimpstint

   Broader terms

   save

   Examples

   scratch and scrimp

4. supply sparingly and with restricted quantities

   Synonyms

   stintscant

   Broader terms

   supplyproviderenderfurnishoffer

   Examples

   stint with the allowance