Explanation and meaning of spare.

spare

/spɜr/

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adjective
not taken up by scheduled activities
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"spare time on my hands"

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free unoccupied
adjective
thin and fit
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"the spare figure of a marathon runner"

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trim thin lean
verb
refrain from harming
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save

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refrain forbear
adjective
lacking embellishment or ornamentation
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bare plain unembellished unornamented unadorned undecorated
noun
an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle
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fifth wheel

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car wheel
verb
give up what is not strictly needed
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"he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey"

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dispense with give up part with

type of:
give
adjective
more than is needed, desired, or required
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"sleeping in the spare room"

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excess extra redundant supererogatory superfluous supernumerary surplus unnecessary unneeded
noun
an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
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spare part

type of:
component constituent element
adjective
lacking in magnitude or quantity
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"a spare diet"

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bare scanty meagerly meagre meager stingy scrimpy
noun
a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls
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score
adjective
kept in reserve especially for emergency use
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"a spare tire" "spare parts"

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unnecessary unneeded
verb
save or relieve from an experience or action
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"I'll spare you from having to apologize formally"

type of:
exempt relieve free
verb
use frugally or carefully
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use expend

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