PARE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • decrease gradually or bit by bit
   Synonym(s)
   • pare down (what does pare down mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) pare is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • decrease (what does decrease mean?)
   • lessen (what does lessen mean?)
   • minify (what does minify mean?)
2. Meaning
   • remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
   Synonym(s)
   • trim (what does trim mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • pare one’’s fingernails
   • trim the photograph
   • trim lumber
   Hypernyms(s) pare is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • cut (what does cut mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • dress (what does dress mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • trimmer (what does trimmer mean?)
   • parer (what does parer mean?)
3. Meaning
   • strip the skin off
   Synonym(s)
   • peel (what does peel mean?)
   • skin (what does skin mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • pare apples
   Hypernyms(s) pare is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • strip (what does strip mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • peel off (what does peel off mean?)
   • flay (what does flay mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • parer (what does parer mean?)
   • paring knife (what does paring knife mean?)
   • paring (what does paring mean?)
   • peel (what does peel mean?)
   • skin (what does skin mean?)
   • skin (what does skin mean?)
   • rind (what does rind mean?)
   • peel (what does peel mean?)
   • peeler (what does peeler mean?)
   • peeler (what does peeler mean?)
   • peel (what does peel mean?)
   • skin (what does skin mean?)
   • skinner (what does skinner mean?)
4. Meaning
   • cut small bits or pare shavings from
   Synonym(s)
   • whittle (what does whittle mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • whittle a piece of wood
   Hypernyms(s) pare is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • cut (what does cut mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • paring (what does paring mean?)
   • sliver (what does sliver mean?)
   • shaving (what does shaving mean?)
   • whittler (what does whittler mean?)