Spare Meaning

There are 13 meaning(s) for word Spare

Meaning 1 : not taken up by scheduled activities

    Example : spare time on my hands

    Synonyms : free
Meaning 2 : thin and fit

    Example : the spare figure of a marathon runner

    Synonyms : trim
Meaning 3 : refrain from harming

    Synonyms : save
Meaning 4 : lacking embellishment or ornamentation

    Synonyms : bare,  plain,  unembellished,  unornamented
Meaning 5 : an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle

    Synonyms : fifth wheel
Meaning 6 : give up what is not strictly needed

    Example : he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey

    Synonyms : dispense with,  give up,  part with
Meaning 7 : more than is needed, desired, or required

    Example : sleeping in the spare room

    Synonyms : excess,  extra,  redundant,  supererogatory,  superfluous,  supernumerary,  surplus
Meaning 8 : an extra component of a machine or other apparatus

    Synonyms : spare part
Meaning 9 : lacking in magnitude or quantity

    Example : a spare diet

    Synonyms : bare,  scanty
Meaning 10 : a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls

Meaning 11 : kept in reserve especially for emergency use

    Example : a spare tire,spare parts

Meaning 12 : save or relieve from an experience or action

    Example : I'll spare you from having to apologize formally

Meaning 13 : use frugally or carefully

How to Pronounce Spare

  • spɜr


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