scraping, put a crimp in, scrimps and saves

LinkedIn isn’t the first Silicon Valley company to sue parties that’ve used computer programs to scrape data from its site.   For the first time in generations, the next wave of retirees will probably be worse off than the current elderly. Baby Boomers: Poorer in Old Age Than Their Parents businessweek.com The shift to 401(k)s, financial crisis, and lousy job market leave many scrimping for savings  Mrs Harris is a London charlady. One day, she sees a Dior dress belonging to one of her clients, and falls desperately in love with it. Then a miracle occurs, and she wins a hundred pounds on the football pools. So she 'scrimps and syves' until she has enough to buy a Dior dress of her own, and off she goes to Paris to buy it... October 12, 2010 -- 3:00 p.m. EDT WHAT THEY KNOW 'Scrapers' Dig Deep for Data on Web

The market for personal data about Internet users is hot—and in the vanguard is "scraping," the practice of harvesting and selling online conversations. In May, Nielsen Co. scraped private forums where patients discuss illnesses. Seventh in a series.

LIBERAL ARTS DEGREES: AN ASSET AT SOME COMPANIES
Technology training and know-how only get you so far in this economy. It turns out many employers now are looking for workers with a broader set of skills. Packaged food giant ConAgra's IT internship program, for example, values a degree in journalism or biology as much as one in computer science. The trend is putting a crimp in the conventional theory that specialization in higher education pays. The piece was on NPR's All Things Considered.

crimp
n.

1. The act of crimping.
2. Something made by or as if by crimping, as:
   1. Hair that has been tightly curled or waved.
   2. A series of curls, as of wool fibers.
   3. A crease or bend.
3. An obstructing or hampering agent or force: Rising interest rates put a crimp in new home construction.

put a crimp in ［into］ ...

((米略式))〈計画などを〉妨げる, じゃまする.

scrimp

Syllabification: (scrimp)

Pronunciation: /skrimp/

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verb

[no object]

• be thrifty or parsimonious; economize:I have scrimped and saved to give you a good education

Origin:

mid 18th century (in the sense 'keep short of (food)'): from Scots scrimp 'meager'; perhaps related to shrimp

scrimp

[動](自)（…を）節約する, けちけちする((on ...)) scrimp on gasolineガソリンを節約する.━━(他)1 …を切り詰める, 節約する.2 …にわずかしか与えない, ...

scrimpy

[形]（-i・er, -i・est）わずかな, とぼしい；貧弱な；節約する, けちけちした.scrimp・i・ly[副]

syve=save

scrape
v., scraped, scrap·ing, scrapes. v.tr.

1. To remove (an outer layer, for example) from a surface by forceful strokes of an edged or rough instrument: scraped the wallpaper off before painting the wall.
2. To abrade or smooth by rubbing with a sharp or rough instrument.
3. To rub (a surface) with considerable pressure, as with an edged instrument or a hard object.
4. To draw (a hard or abrasive object) forcefully over a surface: scraped my fingernails down the blackboard.
5. To injure the surface of by rubbing against something rough or sharp: scraped my knee on the sidewalk.
6. To amass or produce with difficulty: scrape together some cash.

v.intr.

1. To come into sliding, abrasive contact.
2. To rub or move with a harsh grating noise.
3. To give forth a harsh grating noise.
4. To economize or save money by paying attention to very small amounts; scrimp.
5. To succeed or manage with difficulty: scraped through by a narrow margin.

n.

1. 1. The act of scraping.
   2. The sound of scraping.
2. An abrasion on the skin.
3. 1. An embarrassing predicament.
   2. A fight; a scuffle.

[Middle English scrapen, from Old Norse skrapa.]