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    SCRIMP

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    Present simple: I / you / we / they scrimp  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it scrimps  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past simple: scrimped  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past participle: scrimped  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    -ing form: scrimping  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Subsist on a meager allowanceplay

    Example:

    scratch and scrimp

    Synonyms:

    scrimp; skimp; stint

    Classified under:

    Verbs of buying, selling, owning

    Hypernyms (to "scrimp" is one way to...):

    save (spend less; buy at a reduced price)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s on something

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