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Meaning of spare
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spare
adj 1: thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a
body kept trim by exercise" [syn: {spare}, {trim}]
2: more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose
excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the
dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought
redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance";
"sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation";
"it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous
(or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other
supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to
the needy" [syn: {excess}, {extra}, {redundant}, {spare},
{supererogatory}, {superfluous}, {supernumerary}, {surplus}]
3: not taken up by scheduled activities; "a free hour between
classes"; "spare time on my hands" [syn: {spare}, {free}]
4: kept in reserve especially for emergency use; "a reserve
supply of food"; "a spare tire"; "spare parts"
5: lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a
scanty harvest"; "a spare diet" [syn: {bare(a)}, {scanty},
{spare}]
6: lacking embellishment or ornamentation; "a plain hair style";
"unembellished white walls"; "functional architecture
featuring stark unornamented concrete" [syn: {plain}, {bare},
{spare}, {unembellished}, {unornamented}]
n 1: an extra component of a machine or other apparatus [syn:
{spare part}, {spare}]
2: an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle [syn:
{fifth wheel}, {spare}]
3: a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two
balls
v 1: refrain from harming [syn: {spare}, {save}]
2: save or relieve from an experience or action; "I'll spare you
from having to apologize formally"
3: give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they could
spare one of their horses to speed his journey" [syn:
{spare}, {give up}, {part with}, {dispense with}]
4: use frugally or carefully
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