pare

Verb
  1. Decrease gradually or bit by bit (synset 200233461)
    hypernym: decrease, lessen, minify - make smaller
    synonym: pare down
  2. Cut small bits or pare shavings from (synset 201555001)
    "whittle a piece of wood"
    hypernym: cut - separate with or as if with an instrument
    synonym: whittle
  3. Strip the skin off (synset 201265500)
    "pare apples"
    hypernym: strip - remove the surface from
    hyponym:
    • peel off - peel off the outer layer of something
    • flay - strip the skin off
    synonym: peel, skin
  4. 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 instrument
    hyponym: dress - cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width
    synonym: trim

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