SPARE


Meaning of SPARE in English

I. verb

1.

Synonyms: exempt , absolve, discharge, dispense, excuse, let off, privilege (from), relieve

2.

Synonyms: save 4, lay aside, lay away, lay by, lay in, lay up, put by, salt away

3.

to refrain from the free use or consumption of

don't spare the syrup on my pancakes

Synonyms: scant, short, skimp, ||skinch, stint; compare scrimp

Related Word: pinch

4.

Synonyms: scrimp , pinch, scrape, screw, skimp, ||skinch, stint

II. adjective

1.

Synonyms: superfluous , de trop, excess, extra, recrementitious, superfluent, supernumerary, surplus

Idioms: enough and to spare, more than enough

2.

Synonyms: lean , angular, bony, gaunt, lank, lanky, rawboned, scraggy, scrawny, skinny

Antonyms: corpulent

3.

Synonyms: meager 2, exiguous, poor, scant, scanty, scrimp, scrimpy, skimp, skimpy, sparse

Antonyms: profuse

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