CUT, PARE, ETC. STH TO THE BONE

Meaning of CUT, PARE, ETC. STH TO THE BONE in English

to reduce sth, such as costs, as much as you possibly can

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

ETC — Airport Name : Tarboro-Edgecombe Airport Airport Location : Tarboro, North Carolina, United States IATA Code : ETC ICAO Code : …
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PARE — (peel) decorticar; (trim) tonder, oiser
English interlingue dictionary
ETC — abbreviation et cetera
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BONE — I Rigid connective tissue of Bones serve as the body's supporting framework, provide muscle-attachment points for movement, protect the internal …
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PARE — I. ˈpa(a)](ə)r, ˈpe], ]ə\ transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English paren, from Middle French parer to prepare, trim, …
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BONE — I. ˈbōn noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English boon, bon, from Old English bān; akin to …
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STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
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STH — abbreviation south
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ETC — ənˈsōˌf]ōrth ]ȯrth, ]ōəth, ]ȯ(ə)th sometimes ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷; etˈsed.ərə, -setərə, -se.trə also ə̇tˈs- abbreviation Etymology: Latin et cetera et cetera — sometimes …
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BÔNE — adjective or bone Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Bône or Bone (now Annaba ), Algeria : of or from the …
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PARE — (v. t.) To remove; to separate; to cut or shave, as the skin, ring, or outside part, from anything; -- …
Английский словарь Webster
PARE — (v. t.) To cut off, or shave off, the superficial substance or extremities of; as, to pare an apple; to …
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PARE — ( v. t. ) To remove; to separate; to cut or shave, as the skin, ring, or outside part, from …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PARE — ( v. t. ) To cut off, or shave off, the superficial substance or extremities of; as, to pare an …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PARE — — pareable , adj. /pair/ , v.t., pared, paring . 1. to cut off the outer coating, layer, or part …
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BONE — /bohn/ , n. , v. , boned, boning , adv. n. 1. Anat. , Zool. a. one of the structures …
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CUT — I. ˈkət verb ( cut ; cut·ting ) Etymology: Middle English cutten Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. : …
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BONE — I. ˈbōn noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English bon, from Old English bān; akin to Old High German & …
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PARE — transitive verb ( pared ; par·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French parer to make, prepare, pare, from Latin parare …
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ETC — et cetera — usually punctuated
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PARE — vt fig.: to diminish the bulk of; to reduce; to lessen. 2. pare ·vt to cut off, or shave off, …
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BONE — vt to fertilize with bone. 2. bone ·noun dice. 3. bone ·noun fig.: the framework of anything. 4. bone ·vt …
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STH — ■ abbreviation south.
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PARE — [pare] vt pared ; par.ing [ME, fr. MF parer to prepare, trim, fr. L parare to prepare, acquire; akin to …
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ETC — [etc] abbreviation et cetera
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BONE — [bone] n, often attrib [ME bon, fr. OE ban; akin to OHG & ON bein bone, and perh. to OIr …
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BONE — rigid body tissue consisting of cells embedded in an abundant, hard intercellular material. The two principal components of this material, …
Britannica English vocabulary
PARE — pare BrE AmE peə AmE pe ə r pæ ə r (= pair) ▷ pared peəd AmE pe ə rd …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ETC. — etc., etcetera, et cetera BrE AmE ( ˌ ) et ˈsetr ə ɪt-, ət-, !! ( ˌ ) ek-, -ˈset …
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BONE — bone, Bone BrE AmE bəʊn AmE boʊn ▷ boned bəʊnd AmE boʊnd ▷ boning ˈbəʊn ɪŋ AmE ˈboʊn ɪŋ ▷ …
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PARE — / peə(r); NAmE per/ verb [ vn ] 1. pare sth (off / away) to remove the thin outer layer …
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ETC. — / ˌet ˈsetərə; NAmE ; ˌɪt/ abbreviation used after a list to show that there are other things that you …
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CUT — / kʌt; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( cut·ting , cut , cut ) WOUND / HOLE 1. …
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BONE — / bəʊn; NAmE boʊn/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] any of the hard parts that form …
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PARE — pare /peə $ per/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: parer 'to prepare, …
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ETC — etc. BrE AmE ( also etc British English ) /et ˈset ə rə/ adverb (et cetera) used in writing after …
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ETC. — etc. BrE AmE ( also etc British English ) /et ˈset ə rə/ adverb (et cetera) used in writing after …
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BONE — I. bone 1 S2 W2 /bəʊn $ boʊn/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: ban ] 1 …
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CUT — v. & n. --v. (cutting; past and past part. cut) 1 tr. (also absol.) penetrate or wound with a sharp-edged …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BONE — n. & v. --n. 1 any of the pieces of hard tissue making up the skeleton in vertebrates. 2 (in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CUT — v. & n. v. (cutting; past and past part. cut) 1 tr. (also absol.) penetrate or wound with a sharp-edged …
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BONE — n. & v. n. 1 any of the pieces of hard tissue making up the skeleton in vertebrates. 2 (in …
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CUT — v. & n. --v. (cutting; past and past part. cut) 1. tr. (also absol.) penetrate or wound with a sharp-edged …
Oxford English vocab
BONE — n. & v. --n. 1. any of the pieces of hard tissue making up the skeleton in vertebrates. 2 (in …
Oxford English vocab
PARE — ( pares, paring, pared) 1. When you pare something, or pare part of it off or away , you cut …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ETC. — see etc
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ETC — also etc. Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. etc is used at the …
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BONE — ( bones, boning, boned) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your bones …
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PARE — (~s, paring, ~d) 1. When you ~ something, or ~ part of it off or away, you cut off its …
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ETC. — see etc
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ETC — also ~. Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. ~ is used at the …
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PARE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB away ▪ After removing the tape, pare away any surplus adhesive with a razor …
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ETC. — adverb EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Combine the champagne with fruit juices such as orange, pineapple, etc.
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BONE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bone china bone dry ▪ There had been no rain for months and the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PARE — [verb] [T] - to cut away (the outer layer) from (something, esp. a fruit or a vegetable), or (figurative) to …
Cambridge English vocab
BONE — n. Rigid connective tissue of vertebrates , consisting of cells embedded in a hard matrix. Bones serve as the body's …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BONE — Synonyms and related words : adamant, aitchbone, anklebone, anvil, backbone, bill, biscuit, bony, breastbone, brick, buck, calcaneus, cannon bone, carpal, …
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PARE — verb Pare is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ inventory
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