scant

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - verb

1. work hastily or carelessly;
deal with inadequately and superficially
• Syn:
skimp
• See Also:
skimp over (for: skimp)
• Hypernyms:
work
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
2. limit in quality or quantity
• Syn:
skimp
• Hypernyms:
restrict
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
- sting with the allowance
• Syn:
stint, skimp
• Derivationally related forms:
stinter (for: stint)
• Hypernyms:
supply, provide, render, furnish
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s

II - adjective

less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so (Freq. 2)
- a light pound
- a scant cup of sugar
- regularly gives short weight
• Syn:
light, short
• Similar to:
insufficient, deficient
• Derivationally related forms:
scantness

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  light, scant(p), short, stint, skimp