SPARE


Meaning of SPARE in English

noun parsimony; frugal use.

2. spare ·vt slow.

3. spare ·vt sparing; frugal; parsimonious; chary.

4. spare ·noun that which has not been used or expended.

5. spare ·noun the act of sparing; moderation; restraint.

6. spare ·vt lean; wanting flesh; meager; thin; gaunt.

7. spare ·noun an opening in a petticoat or gown; a placket.

8. spare ·adj to keep to one's self; to forbear to impart or give.

9. spare ·vt scanty; not abundant or plentiful; as, a spare diet.

10. spare ·vi to refrain from inflicting harm; to use mercy or forbearance.

11. spare ·vi to be frugal; not to be profuse; to live frugally; to be parsimonious.

12. spare ·adj to save or gain, as by frugality; to reserve, as from some occupation, use, or duty.

13. spare ·vt held in reserve, to be used in an emergency; as, a spare anchor; a spare bed or room.

14. spare ·adj to preserve from danger or punishment; to forbear to punish, injure, or harm; to show mercy to.

15. spare ·vi to desist; to stop; to refrain.

xvi. spare ·adj to deprive one's self of, as by being frugal; to do without; to dispense with; to give up; to part with.

xvii. spare ·adj to use frugally or stintingly, as that which is scarce or valuable; to retain or keep unused; to save.

xviii. spare ·vt being over and above what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous; as, i have no spare time.

xix. spare ·noun the right of bowling again at a full set of pins, after having knocked all the pins down in less than three bowls. if all the pins are knocked down in one bowl it is a double spare; in two bowls, a single spare.

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