- pare, pare down - decrease gradually or bit by bit
--1 is one way to decrease, lessen, minify
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- whittle, pare - cut small bits or pare shavings from; "whittle a piece of wood"
--2 is one way to cut
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun paring1
Somebody ----s something
- skin, peel, pare - strip the skin off; "pare apples"
--3 is one way to strip
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun parer2, noun paring2
The chefs pare the vegetables
- pare, trim - remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber"
--4 is one way to cut
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun parer1
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something