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   spare

   /spɛː/

   adjective

   • 1. additional to what is required for ordinary use: "few people had spare cash for inessentials" Similar extrasupplementaryadditionalsecondanotheralternativeemergencyreservebackuprelieffallbacksubstitutefreshauxiliaryancillaryalternatesurplussurplus to requirementssuperfluoustoo much/manysupernumeraryexcessivein excessgoing beggingredundantnot requiredunnecessaryinessentialunessentialneedlessunneededuncalled fordispensabledisposableexpendableunwanteduselessde tropOpposite principalusefulrequired
   • ▪ not currently in use or occupied: "a spare seat"
   • ▪ (of time) not taken up by one's usual duties or activities; available for leisure: "he tried to write poetry in his spare time" Similar freeleisureunoccupiedownOpposite occupied
   • 2. with no excess fat; thin: "a spare, bearded figure" Similar slenderleanwillowysylphlikesveltelissomgracefulsnake-hippedrangyclean-limbedtrimslightslightly builtwithout an ounce of fatthinas thin as a reedskinnysize-zerogauntattenuatedlankyspindlyinformal:skin and bonerare:gracileattenuateOpposite fat
   • 3. elegantly simple: "her clothes are smart and spare in style"

   noun

   • 1. an item kept in case another item of the same type is lost, broken, or worn out: "with three to choose from, your child will never be without a spare"
   • 2. (in tenpin bowling) an act of knocking down all the pins with two balls.

   verb

   • 1. give (something of which one has enough) to (someone): "she asked if I could spare her a bob or two" Similar afforddo withoutmanage withoutget along withoutdispense withpart withgivelet someone haveprovide
   • ▪ make free or available: "I'm sure you can spare me a moment"
   • 2. refrain from killing, injuring, or distressing: "there was no way the men would spare her" Similar not harmleave uninjuredleave unhurtbe merciful toshow mercy tohave mercy onbe lenient todeal leniently withhave pity onpardongrant a pardon toexcuseleave unpunishedforgivereprievereleasefreelet offamnestyinformal:go easy on
   • ▪ refrain from inflicting (something unpleasant) on (someone): "the country had until now been spared the violence occurring elsewhere"
   • ▪ try to ensure or satisfy one's own comfort or needs: "in her concern to help others, she has never spared herself"
   • 3. be frugal: archaic "but some will spend, and some will spare"

   Word Origin Old Englishspær ‘not plentiful, meagre’, sparian ‘refrain from injuring’, ‘refrain from using’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German sparen ‘to spare’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sparely adverb
   • 2. spareness noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSPARE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SPARE definition: 1. If something is spare, it is available to use because it is extra: 2. time when you are not…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › spareSpare Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. : not being used. especially : held for emergency use. a spare tire. 2. : being over and above what is needed : superfluous. spare time. 3. : not liberal or profuse : sparing. a spare prose style. 4. : healthily lean. 5. : not abundant or plentiful. sparely adverb. spareness noun. 2 of 3. verb.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › spareSPARE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Spare definition: to refrain from harming or destroying; leave uninjured; forbear to punish, hurt, or destroy. See examples of SPARE used in a sentence.

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › spareSpare - definition of spare by The Free Dictionary

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   1. ( tr) to refrain from killing, punishing, harming, or injuring. 2. ( tr) to release or relieve, as from pain, suffering, etc. 3. ( tr) to refrain from using: spare the rod, spoil the child. 4. ( tr) to be able to afford or give: I can't spare the time.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishspare verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   (formal) to allow somebody/something to escape harm, damage or death, especially when others do not escape it. spare somebody/something They killed the men but spared the children. She begged them to spare her life. During the bombing only one house was spared (= was not hit by a bomb). The storm largely spared Houston and surrounding districts.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › spareSpare - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Spare describes something that is extra. If you have a spare tire for your bike you can replace a flat, and if there's enough change in your pocket you can spare some to patch a friend's tire. As a noun, a verb, and an adjective, the word spare has many meanings.

8. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › sparespare | meaning of spare in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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   spare meaning, definition, what is spare: not being used or not needed at the pres...: Learn more.