Spare

adjective

  1. Scanty; not abundant or plentiful.

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  2. Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; chary.

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  3. Being over and above what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous.

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  4. Held in reserve, to be used in an emergency; as, a spare anchor; a spare bed or room.

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  5. Lean; wanting flesh; meager; thin; gaunt.

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  6. Slow.

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noun

  1. The act of sparing; moderation; restraint.

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  2. Parsimony; frugal use.

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  3. An opening in a petticoat or gown; a placket.

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  4. That which has not been used or expended.

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  5. A spare part, especially a spare tire.

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  6. The right of bowling again at a full set of pins, after having knocked all the pins down in less than three bowls. If all the pins are knocked down in one bowl it is a double spare; in two bowls, a single spare.

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  7. The act of knocking down all remaining pins in second ball of a frame; this entitles the pins knocked down on the next ball to be added to the score for that frame.

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verb

  1. : To desist; to stop; to refrain.

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  2. : To refrain from inflicting harm; to use mercy or forbearance.

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  3. : To preserve from danger or punishment; to forbear to punish, injure, or harm; to show mercy.

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  4. : To be frugal; not to be profuse; to live frugally; to be parsimonious.

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  5. : To keep to one's self; to forbear to impart or give.

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  6. : To save or gain, as by frugality; to reserve, as from some occupation, use, or duty.

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  7. : To deprive one's self of, as by being frugal; to do without; to dispense with; to give up; to part with.

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