verb [VN]
1 ~ sth (off / away) to remove the thin outer layer of sth:
First, pare the rind from the lemon. * She pared the apple. * He pared away the excess glue with a razor blade.
2 ~ sth (back / down) to gradually reduce the size or amount:
The training budget has been pared back to a minimum. * The workforce has been pared to the bone (= reduced to the lowest possible level).
3 (especially BrE) to cut away the edges of sth, especially your nails, in order to make them smooth and neat
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for pare is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
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