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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley