pare
Verb
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Decrease gradually or bit by bit (synset 200233461)
synonym: pare down
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Cut small bits or pare shavings from (synset 201555001)
"whittle a piece of wood"hypernym: cut - separate with or as if with an instrumentsynonym: whittle
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Strip the skin off (synset 201265500)
"pare apples"hypernym: strip - remove the surface from
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Remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size (synset 201265128)
"pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber"hypernym: cut - separate with or as if with an instrumenthyponym: dress - cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and widthsynonym: trim
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