SPARE


Meaning of SPARE in English

I . v. a.

1.

Reserve, save, lay by, lay aside, set apart, set aside.

2.

Dispense with, do without, part with.

3.

Withhold, omit, forbear, refrain from.

4.

Withhold from, keep from.

5.

Give, grant, afford, allow, give up.

6.

Preserve ( from anything dreaded ), save.

7.

Save, withhold, gain, reserve.

II . v. n.

1.

Be frugal, be parsimonious, economize, pinch.

2.

Forbear, refrain, be scrupulous.

3.

Be lenient, be merciful, be tender, forgive.

III . a.

1.

Scanty, sparing, frugal, stinted.

2.

Parsimonious, chary, sparing.

3.

Lean, meagre, thin, poor, lank, gaunt, skinny, scraggy, raw-boned, emaciated.

4.

Superfluous, supernumerary.

Soule. Dictionary of English synonyms.      Словарь английских синонимов.