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spare
/spɜr/
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  1. adjective
    not taken up by scheduled activities
    "spare time on my hands"

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

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    trim thin lean
  3. verb
    refrain from harming

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    save
    type of:
    refrain forbear
  4. adjective
    lacking embellishment or ornamentation

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    bare plain unembellished unornamented unadorned undecorated
  5. noun
    an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle

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

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    dispense with give up part with
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    give
  7. adjective
    more than is needed, desired, or required
    "sleeping in the spare room"

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

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    spare part
  9. adjective
    lacking in magnitude or quantity
    "a spare diet"

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

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    unnecessary unneeded
  12. verb
    save or relieve from an experience or action
    "I'll spare you from having to apologize formally"
    type of:
    exempt relieve free
  13. verb
    use frugally or carefully
    type of:
    use expend
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