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The definition of spare
17 Definitions of: spare
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- verb, to refrain from killing, punishing, harming, or injuring
- verb, to release or relieve, as from pain, suffering, etc
- verb, to refrain from using
- verb, to be able to afford or give
- verb, (esp of Providence) to allow to survive
- verb, to act or live frugally
- verb, to show mercy
- verb, not spare oneself to exert oneself to the full
- verb, to spare more than is required
- adjective, in excess of what is needed; additional
- adjective, able to be used when needed
- adjective, (of a person) thin and lean
- adjective, scanty or meagre
- adjective, slang upset, angry, or distracted (esp in the phrase go spare)
- noun, a duplicate kept as a replacement in case of damage or loss
- noun, a spare tyre
- noun, tenpin bowling a) the act of knocking down all the pins with the two bowls of a single frame b) the score thus made. Compare strike
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| Synonyms: | release, emergency, afford, give, grant, do without, relinquish, allow, bestow, pardon | And more... |
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| Antonyms: | necessary, plump |
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