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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
pare
v 1: decrease gradually or bit by bit [syn: pare, pare down]
2: cut small bits or pare shavings from; "whittle a piece of
wood" [syn: whittle, pare]
3: strip the skin off; "pare apples" [syn: skin, peel,
pare]
4: remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare
one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber"
[syn: pare, trim]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Pare \Pare\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pared; p. pr. & vb. n.
Paring.] [F. parer to pare, as a horse's hoofs, to dress or
curry, as, leather, to clear, as anchors or cables, to parry,
ward off, fr. L. parare to prepare. Cf. Empire, Parade,
Pardon, Parry, Prepare.]
1. To cut off, or shave off, the superficial substance or
extremities of; as, to pare an apple; to pare a horse's
hoof.
[1913 Webster]
2. To remove; to separate; to cut or shave, as the skin,
rind, or outside part, from anything; -- followed by off
or away; as, to pare off the rind of fruit; to pare away
redundancies.
[1913 Webster]
3. Fig.: To diminish the bulk of; to reduce; to lessen.
[1913 Webster]
The king began to pare a little the privilege of
clergy. --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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