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- Dictionaryspare/spɛː/
adjective
- 1. additional to what is required for ordinary use: "few people had spare cash for inessentials" Similar Opposite
- 2. with no excess fat; thin: "a spare, bearded figure" Similar Opposite
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
- 2. refrain from killing, injuring, or distressing: "there was no way the men would spare her" Similar
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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.
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.
Spare definition: to refrain from harming or destroying; leave uninjured; forbear to punish, hurt, or destroy. See examples of SPARE used in a sentence.
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.
(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.
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.
spare meaning, definition, what is spare: not being used or not needed at the pres...: Learn more.