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skimp
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- pronunciation:
- skImp
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transitive verb & intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
skimps, skimping, skimped |
| definition 1: |
to be stingy or very sparing.
Meat is getting so expensive that we're forced to skimp these days. |
| definition 2: |
to be hasty, careless, or stingy in doing or making something.
- similar words:
- scamp, slight
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| related words: |
scant, scrape, scrimp, spare |
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