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Paring

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Definitions for Paring

noun
a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
Synonyms
sliver shaving
noun
(usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off
Examples
  1. especially the skin or peel
  2. she could peel an apple with a single long paring
verb
decrease gradually or bit by bit
Synonyms
pare pare down
verb
cut small bits or pare shavings from
Synonyms
whittle pare
Examples
  1. whittle a piece of wood
verb
strip the skin off
Synonyms
skin peel pare
Examples
  1. pare apples
verb
remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
Synonyms
pare trim
Examples
  1. pare one's fingernails
  2. trim the photograph
  3. trim lumber
verb
make a score (on a hole) equal to par
Synonyms
par

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