6  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Scant  \Scant\,  v.  i. 
  To  fail  or  become  less  to  scantle;  as  the  wind  scants. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Scant  \Scant\,  adv 
  In  a  scant  manner;  with  difficulty;  scarcely;  hardly.  [Obs.] 
  --Bacon. 
 
  So  weak  that  he  was  scant  able  to  go  down  the  stairs. 
  --Fuller. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Scant  \Scant\,  n. 
  Scantness;  scarcity.  [R.]  --T.  Carew. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Scant  \Scant\,  a.  [Compar.  {Scanter};  superl.  {Scantest}.] 
  [Icel.  skamt,  neuter  of  skamr,  skammr  short;  cf  skamta  to 
  dole  out  to  portion.] 
  1.  Not  full,  large  or  plentiful;  scarcely  sufficient;  less 
  than  is  wanted  for  the  purpose;  scanty;  meager;  not 
  enough;  as  a  scant  allowance  of  provisions  or  water;  a 
  scant  pattern  of  cloth  for  a  garment. 
 
  His  sermon  was  scant,  in  all  a  quarter  of  an  hour. 
  --Ridley. 
 
  2.  Sparing;  parsimonious;  chary. 
 
  Be  somewhat  scanter  of  your  maiden  presence.  --Shak. 
 
  Syn:  See  under  {Scanty}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Scant  \Scant\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Scanted};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Scanting}.] 
  1.  To  limit;  to  straiten;  to  treat  illiberally;  to  stint;  as 
  to  scant  one  in  provisions;  to  scant  ourselves  in  the  use 
  of  necessaries. 
 
  Where  a  man  hath  a  great  living  laid  together  and 
  where  he  is  scanted.  --Bacon. 
 
  I  am  scanted  in  the  pleasure  of  dwelling  on  your 
  actions.  --Dryden. 
 
  2.  To  cut  short;  to  make  small  narrow,  or  scanty;  to 
  curtail.  ``Scant  not  my  cups.''  --Shak. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  scant 
  adj  :  less  than  the  correct  or  legal  or  full  amount  often 
  deliberately  so  "a  light  pound";  "a  scant  cup  of 
  sugar";  "regularly  gives  short  weight"  [syn:  {light},  {scant(p)}, 
  {short}] 
  v  1:  work  hastily  or  carelessly;  deal  with  inadequately  and 
  superficially  [syn:  {skimp}] 
  2:  limit  in  quality  or  quantity  [syn:  {skimp}] 
  3:  supply  sparingly,  with  a  meager  allowance  [syn:  {stint},  {skimp}] 

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