Associations to the word «Pare»

Wiktionary

PARE, verb. (transitive) to remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife
PARE, verb. (transitive) to reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off
PARE, verb. To trim the hoof of a horse
PARE DOWN, verb. (idiomatic) (transitive) To reduce by paring or a similar gradual process.

Dictionary definition

PARE, verb. Decrease gradually or bit by bit.
PARE, verb. Cut small bits or pare shavings from; "whittle a piece of wood".
PARE, verb. Strip the skin off; "pare apples".
PARE, verb. Remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber".

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.