spare
1. an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
• Syn:
spare part
• Hypernyms:
component, constituent, element
2. an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle
• Syn:
fifth wheel
• Hypernyms:
car wheel
3. a score in tenpins;
knocking down all ten after rolling two balls
• Hypernyms:
score
1. refrain from harming (Freq. 7)
• Syn:
save
• Derivationally related forms:
sparer
• Hypernyms:
refrain, forbear
• Hyponyms:
favor, favour
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- They spare him from writing the letter
2. save or relieve from an experience or action (Freq. 5)
- I'll spare you from having to apologize formally
• Hypernyms:
exempt, relieve, free
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody something
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
3. give up what is not strictly needed (Freq. 5)
- he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey
• Syn:
give up, part with, dispense with
• Hypernyms:
give
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. use frugally or carefully
• Hypernyms:
use, expend
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
1. thin and fit (Freq. 3)
- the spare figure of a marathon runner
- a body kept trim by exercise
• Syn:
trim
• Similar to:
thin, lean
• Derivationally related forms:
trimness (for: trim), spareness
2. more than is needed, desired, or required (Freq. 1)
- trying to lose excess weight
- found some extra change lying on the dresser
- yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant
- skills made redundant by technological advance
- sleeping in the spare room
- supernumerary ornamentation
- it was supererogatory of her to gloat
- delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words
- extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts
- surplus cheese distributed to the needy
• Syn:
excess, extra, redundant, supererogatory, superfluous,
supernumerary, surplus
• Similar to:
unnecessary, unneeded
• Derivationally related forms:
supernumerary (for: supernumerary), superfluity (for: superfluous), redundance (for: redundant), redundancy (for: redundant)
3. lacking in amplitude or quantity
- a bare livelihood
- a scanty harvest
- a spare diet
• Syn:
bare, scanty
• Similar to:
meager, meagre, meagerly, stingy, scrimpy
• Derivationally related forms:
spareness, scantiness (for: scanty)
4. lacking embellishment or ornamentation
- a plain hair style
- unembellished white walls
- functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete
• Syn:
plain, bare, unembellished, unornamented
• Similar to:
unadorned, undecorated
• Derivationally related forms:
plainness (for: plain)
5. not taken up by scheduled activities
- a free hour between classes
- spare time on my hands
• Syn:
free
• Similar to:
unoccupied
6. kept in reserve especially for emergency use
- a reserve supply of food
- a spare tire
- spare parts
• Similar to:
unnecessary, unneeded
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