pare, v.
(pared, pares, paring)
freq. cnt. 1
(pared, pares, paring)
freq. cnt. 1
decrease gradually or bit by bit
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
pare pare down
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym
remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8
pare trim
sample sentences
"pare one's fingernails""trim the photograph"
"trim lumber"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
strip the skin off
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
pare peel skin
sample sentences
"pare apples"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
The chefs %s the vegetables
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
The chefs %s the vegetables
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
The chefs %s the vegetables
cut small bits or pare shavings from
<verb.contact>
pare whittle