Scrimp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scrimped; p. pr. & vb. n. Scrimping.] — Webster enters it under “scrimp”
Etymology: [Cf. Dan. skrumpe, G. schrumpfen, D. krimpen. Cf. Shrimp, Shrine.]
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.
2 other Webster entries under this spelling
Scrimp, a.
Short; scanty; curtailed.
Scrimp, n.
A pinching miser; a niggard. [U.S.]
Shades of meaning
Fernald lists scrimped only as an antonym, under plentiful.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
Synonyms
none given