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Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Skimp

/skĭmp/ · IPA /ˈskɪmp/
01 v. t. To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp.
imp. & p. p. Skimped; p. pr. & vb. n. Skimping
  1. 1.
    To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp.[Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]
  2. 2.
    To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp.[Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]
02 v. i. To save; to be parsimonious or niggardly.
  1. 1.
    To save; to be parsimonious or niggardly.[Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]
03 a. Scanty.
  1. 1.
    Scanty.[Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]