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scrimp
(mass) | scrimp
- šetriť |
scrimp
(encz) | scrimp,skrblit Zdeněk Brož |
scrimp
(encz) | scrimp,šetřit v: Zdeněk Brož |
Scrimp
(gcide) | 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.
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Scrimp
(gcide) | Scrimp \Scrimp\, a.
Short; scanty; curtailed.
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Scrimp
(gcide) | Scrimp \Scrimp\, n.
A pinching miser; a niggard. [U.S.]
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scrimp
(wn) | scrimp
v 1: subsist on a meager allowance; "scratch and scrimp" [syn:
scrimp, stint, skimp] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
scrimp
(mass) | scrimp
- šetriť |
scrimp
(encz) | scrimp,skrblit Zdeněk Brožscrimp,šetřit v: Zdeněk Brož |
scrimpy
(encz) | scrimpy, adj: |
Scrimped
(gcide) | 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.
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Scrimping
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]Scrimping \Scrimp"ing\,
a. & n. from Scrimp, v. t.
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Scrimping bar, a device used in connection with a calico
printing machine for stretching the fabric breadthwise so
that it may be smooth for printing. --Knight.
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Scrimping bar
(gcide) | Scrimping \Scrimp"ing\,
a. & n. from Scrimp, v. t.
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Scrimping bar, a device used in connection with a calico
printing machine for stretching the fabric breadthwise so
that it may be smooth for printing. --Knight.
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Scrimpingly
(gcide) | Scrimpingly \Scrimp"ing*ly\, adv.
In a scrimping manner.
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Scrimpness
(gcide) | Scrimpness \Scrimp"ness\, n.
The state of being scrimp.
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Scrimption
(gcide) | Scrimption \Scrimp"tion\, n.
A small portion; a pittance; a little bit. [Prov. Eng.]
--Halliwell.
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scrimp
(wn) | scrimp
v 1: subsist on a meager allowance; "scratch and scrimp" [syn:
scrimp, stint, skimp] |
scrimpy
(wn) | scrimpy
adj 1: deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager
resources"; "meager fare" [syn: meager, meagre,
meagerly, stingy, scrimpy] [ant: ample] |
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