To be frugal, saving, or chary of; refrain from employing freely; use or dispense with moderation.
To dispense with; give or yield up; part with the use, possession, or presence of; do without, as for a motive or because of superfluity.
To withhold the use or doing of; refrain from; omit; forbear; forego: often with a second (indirect) object.
To refrain from injury to; leave unhurt or undisturbed; forbear from harming or destroying; treat with moderation or consideration; withhold severity or exaction from; refrain from unkindness to; specifically, to allow to live.
Used reflexively, to be sparing of one's self; be chary or diffident; act with reserve.
To be frugal or saving; economize: act parsimoniously or stingily.
To withhold action of any kind; refrain from the doing of something, especially something harmful or harsh; hold one's hand; keep quiet; hold off.
Scanty; meager; frugal; not plentiful or abundant: as, a spare diet.
Lacking in substance; lean; gaunt; poor; thin; flimsy.
Reserved; chary; cautious.
That may be spared, dispensed with, or applied to a different purpose; not needed for regular or appointed uses; superabundant: as, spare time for recreation; spare cash.
Reserved front common use; provided or held for extra need; not regularly required: as, a spare anchor; a spare umbrella.
In zoology, sparingly distributed; remote from one another; few in number; sparse: as, spare hairs, spots, or punctures.
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An opening in a gown or petticoat; a placket.
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Frugal use: saving economy; moderation; restraint.
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In American holding, an advantage gained by the knocking down of all the pins by rolling two balls: as, to make a spare.