Definition of spare

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spare - 14 definitions

- noun
1. spare part -- an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
synonyms: spare part
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. fifth wheel -- an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle
synonyms: fifth wheel
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. spare -- a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
- verb
4. spare -- refrain from harming
synonyms: save
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
5. spare -- save or relieve from an experience or action; "I'll spare you from having to apologize formally"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
6. spare -- give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey"
synonyms: give up, part with, dispense with
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
7. spare -- use frugally or carefully
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
8. spare, spared -- to refrain from punishing, harming, or destroying
synonyms: spared, spares, sparely, sparest, sparing, unsparing
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
- adjective
9. spare -- thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise"
synonyms: trim
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
10. excess -- more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy"
synonyms: excess, extra, redundant, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
11. spare -- not taken up by scheduled activities; "a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands"
synonyms: free
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
12. spare -- kept in reserve especially for emergency use; "a reserve supply of food"; "a spare tire"; "spare parts"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
13. bare -- lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet"
synonyms: bare, scanty
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
14. plain -- lacking embellishment or ornamentation; "a plain hair style"; "unembellished white walls"; "functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete"
synonyms: plain, bare, unembellished, unornamented
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
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