PARE (SOMETHING) DOWN


Meaning of PARE (SOMETHING) DOWN in English

pare something ↔ down phrasal verb ( see also ↑ pare )

to reduce something, especially by making a lot of small reductions:

The list was pared down for the final interviews.

—pared-down adjective :

Even in its pared-down form, the contract was unacceptable.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.