Definitions for scant
Overview of verb scant
The verb scant has 3 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. skimp, scant
(work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially)
2. scant, skimp
(limit in quality or quantity)
3. stint, skimp, scant
(supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with the allowance")
Overview of adj scant
The adj scant has 1 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) light, scant, short
(less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so; "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight")
