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Meaning of 'pare' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Pare [ v. t.]
- To cut off, or shave off, the superficial substance or extremities of; as, to pare an apple; to pare a horse's hoof.
- To remove; to separate; to cut or shave, as the skin, ring, or outside part, from anything; -- followed by off or away; as; to pare off the ring of fruit; to pare away redundancies.
- Fig.: To diminish the bulk of; to reduce; to lessen.

Meaning of 'pare' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . pare [ v]
Meaning (1):
- strip the skin off
Example in sentence:
  • pare apples
Meaning (2):
- remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
Example in sentence:
  • pare one's fingernails;
  • trim lumber;
  • trim the photograph
Meaning (3):
- cut small bits or pare shavings from
Example in sentence:
  • whittle a piece of wood

Nearby Words:

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