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Sparing

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Definitions for Sparing

adjective
avoiding waste
Synonyms
economical frugal scotch stinting
Examples
  1. an economical meal
  2. an economical shopper
  3. a frugal farmer
  4. a frugal lunch
  5. a sparing father and a spending son
  6. sparing in their use of heat and light
  7. stinting in bestowing gifts
  8. thrifty because they remember the great Depression
  9. `scotch' is used only informally
verb
refrain from harming
Synonyms
spare save
verb
save or relieve from an experience or action
Synonyms
spare
Examples
  1. I'll spare you from having to apologize formally
verb
give up what is not strictly needed
Synonyms
spare give up part with dispense with
Examples
  1. he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey
verb
use frugally or carefully
Synonyms
spare
verb
furnish with spars
Synonyms
spar
verb
fight with spurs
Synonyms
spar
Examples
  1. the gamecocks were sparring
verb
box lightly
Synonyms
spar
verb
fight verbally
Synonyms
spar
Examples
  1. They were sparring all night

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