Pare (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Cut small bits or pare shavings from; "whittle a piece of wood".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Whittle

Hypernyms

• Cut

Related Words

• Paring (noun)

Meaning ²

Strip the skin off; "pare apples".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Peel
• Skin

Hypernyms

• Strip

Hyponyms

• Flay
• Peel Off

Related Words

• Paring (noun)
• Parer (noun)

Meaning ³

Remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Examples

• The tree trimmer carefully used a saw to pare branches from the large oak tree.
• She took a file to pare her fingernails to the desired length.
• To fit the photo in the frame, he decided to pare the top and left side.
• Before assembling the shelves, the carpenter must pare the lumber to the correct dimensions.
• The gardener used pruners to pare back the overgrown hedge and maintain its shape.

Synonyms

• Trim

Related Words

• Parer (noun)

Meaning ⁴

Decrease gradually or bit by bit.

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Pare Down

Hypernyms

• Lessen
• Minify