[QUOTE] [B][SIZE="4"]"pare"[/SIZE][/B] [B]verb[/B] [LIST=1] [*]decrease gradually or bit by bit [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/pare down"]pare down[/URL]] [*]cut small bits or pare shavings from; "whittle a piece of wood" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/whittle"]whittle[/URL]] [*]strip the skin off; "pare apples" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/skin"]skin[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/peel"]peel[/URL]] [*]remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/trim"]trim[/URL]] [/LIST] Source: [URL="http://www.word.sc/pare"]http://www.word.sc/pare[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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