Scant Meaning in Spanish

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1. (v. i.) To fail, or become less; to scantle; as, the wind scants.
2. (superl.) 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.
3. (v. t.) To limit; to straiten; to treat illiberally; to stint; as, to scant one in provisions; to scant ourselves in the use of necessaries.
4. (n.) Scantness; scarcity.
5. (superl.) Sparing; parsimonious; chary.
6. (adv.) In a scant manner; with difficulty; scarcely; hardly.
7. (v. t.) To cut short; to make small, narrow, or scanty; to curtail.

1. (imp. & p. p.) of Scant

1. (adv.) In a scanty manner; not fully; not plentifully; sparingly; parsimoniously.

1. (n.) Quality or condition of being scanty.

1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scant

1. (v. t.) To scant; to be niggard of; to divide into small pieces; to cut short or down.
2. (v. i.) To be deficient; to fail.

1. (n.) A small pattern; a small quantity.

1. (v. t.) A rough draught; a rude sketch or outline.
2. (a.) Not plentiful; small; scanty.
3. (v. t.) A piece of timber sawed or cut of a small size, as for studs, rails, etc.
4. (v. t.) The dimensions of a piece of timber with regard to its breadth and thickness; hence, the measure or dimensions of anything.
5. (v. t.) A fragment; a bit; a little piece.
6. (v. t.) A small quantity; a little bit; not much.
7. (v. t.) A frame for casks to lie upon; a trestle.
8. (v. t.) A piece or quantity cut for a special purpose; a sample.

1. (adv.) In a scant manner; not fully or sufficiently; narrowly; penuriously.
2. (adv.) Scarcely; hardly; barely.