Spare meanings. All definitions of Spare

verb with object spare to refrain from harming or destroying; leave uninjured; forbear to punish, hurt, or destroy: to spare one's enemy. 1

verb with object spare to deal gently or leniently with; show consideration for: His harsh criticism spared no one. 1

verb with object spare to save from strain, discomfort, embarrassment, or the like, or from a particular cause of it: to spare him the bother; to spare her needless embarrassment. 1

verb with object spare to refrain from, forbear, omit, or withhold, as action or speech: Spare us the gory details. 1

verb with object spare to refrain from employing, as some instrument or recourse: to spare the rod. 1

verb with object spare to set aside for a particular purpose: to spare land for a garden. 1

verb with object spare to give or lend, as from a supply, especially without inconvenience or loss: Can you spare a cup of sugar? Can you spare me a dollar till payday? 1

verb with object spare to dispense with or do without: We can't spare a single worker during the rush hour. 1

verb with object spare to use economically or frugally; refrain from using up or wasting: A walnut sundae, and don't spare the whipped cream! 1

verb with object spare to have remaining as excess or surplus: We can make the curtains and have a yard to spare. 1

verb without object spare to use economy; be frugal. 1

verb without object spare to refrain from inflicting injury or punishment; exercise lenience or mercy. 1

verb without object spare Obsolete. to refrain from action; forbear. 1

adjective spare kept in reserve, as for possible use: a spare part. 1

adjective spare being in excess of present need; free for other use: spare time. 1

adjective spare frugally restricted or meager, as a manner of living or a diet: a spare regime. 1

adjective spare lean or thin, as a person. 1

adjective spare scanty or scant, as in amount or fullness. 1

adjective spare economical, moderate, or temperate, as persons; sparing. 1

noun spare a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use. 1

noun spare Ceramics. an area at the top of a plaster mold for holding excess slip. 1

noun spare Bowling. the knocking down of all the pins with two bowls. a score so made. Compare strike (def 69). 1

adjective spare extra 1

adjective spare replacement 1

adjective spare frugal, simple 1

noun spare replacement part 1

noun spare bowling: half-strike 1

noun spare extra tyre 1

transitive verb spare use frugally 1

transitive verb spare afford to give 1

transitive verb spare afford to give: sb sth 1

transitive verb spare conserve 1

transitive verb spare not kill 1

transitive verb spare do without: sb 1

transitive verb spare not impose 1

adjective spare You use spare to describe something that is the same as things that you are already using, but that you do not need yet and are keeping ready in case another one is needed. 0

adjective spare Spare is also a noun. 0

adjective spare You use spare to describe something that is not being used by anyone, and is therefore available for someone to use. 0

verb spare If you have something such as time, money, or space to spare, you have some extra time, money, or space that you have not used or which you do not need. 0

verb spare If you spare time or another resource for a particular purpose, you make it available for that purpose. 0

verb spare If a person or a place is spared, they are not harmed, even though other people or places have been. 0

verb spare If you spare someone an unpleasant experience, you prevent them from suffering it. 0

graded adjective spare Someone who is described as spare is tall and not at all fat. 0

graded adjective spare Something such as a room that is spare is very plain with no unnecessary features. 0

verb spare to refrain from killing, punishing, harming, or injuring 0

verb spare to release or relieve, as from pain, suffering, etc 0

verb spare to refrain from using 0

verb spare to be able to afford or give 0

verb spare (esp of Providence) to allow to survive 0

verb spare to act or live frugally 0

ALL meanings of spare