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