scant
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(verb) limit in quality or quantity |
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Synonyms: skimp |
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Related Words: limit, restrict |
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| 2. |
(verb) work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially |
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Synonyms: skimp |
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Related Words: work |
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(satellite adjective) less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so; "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight" |
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Synonyms: light, short |
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| 4. |
(verb) supply sparingly, with a meager allowance |
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Synonyms: skimp, stint |
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Related Words: furnish, provide, render, supply |
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