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pare

English

  1. 🔊 decrease gradually or bit by bit
  2. 🔊 remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
    “pare one's fingernails”
  3. 🔊 cut small bits or pare shavings from
    “whittle a piece of wood”
  4. 🔊 strip the skin off
    “pare apples”

Similar words

pare down trim skin peel whittle abridge abscind amputate annihilate ax ban bar bark beat down bisect bob break butcher carve cheapen chop cleave clip compress