Spare
Word | SPARE |
Character | 5 |
Hyphenation | spare |
Pronunciations | /ˈspɛə(ɹ)/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Spare"
What do we mean by spare?
To refrain from harming, injuring, destroying, or killing. transitive verb
To leave undamaged or unharmed. transitive verb
To refrain from denouncing or distressing; treat leniently or with consideration. transitive verb
To allow (someone) to avoid experiencing or doing (something). transitive verb
To hold back from; withhold or avoid. transitive verb
To use or supply with restraint. transitive verb
To give or grant out of one's resources; afford. transitive verb
Kept in reserve. adjective
Being in excess of what is needed; extra. adjective
Free for other use; unoccupied. adjective
Not lavish, abundant, or excessive; meager. adjective
Lean and trim. adjective
Not elaborate or ornate; simple. adjective
A replacement, especially a tire, reserved for future need. noun
The act of knocking down all ten pins with two successive rolls of a bowling ball. noun
The act of sparing; moderation; restraint.
Parsimony; frugal use.
An opening in a petticoat or gown; a placket.
That which has not been used or expended.
A spare part, especially a spare tire.
A superfluous or second-best person, specially (in a dynastic context) in the phrase "An heir and a spare".
The right of bowling again at a full set of pins, after having knocked all the pins down in less than three bowls. If all the pins are knocked down in one bowl it is a double spare; in two bowls, a single spare.
The act of knocking down all remaining pins in second ball of a frame; this entitles the pins knocked down on the next ball to be added to the score for that frame.
A free period; a block of school during which one does not have a class.
(v.) term used mainly on stan twitter to refer when you want to achieve a certain account of number (usually a rounded up no.) and you ask others to follow you Urban Dictionary
To get angry, go sick, attack etc another person, animal or inanimate object when you lose your temper Urban Dictionary
A person that serves little to no use to anyone other than them self. (self-worth is also in question however) Urban Dictionary
A term used to describe someone that is rarely seen in their role, either an actor athlete or musician. Can be related in a spare tire in your car. Its always there but its never used. Urban Dictionary
Word used to describe any extra unit of hardware, method of transportation, object or intangible concept that cannot reach its maximum potential, mainly as a result of the original being stolen or fiddled with. Occasionally, the spare might have been the one that was stolen by mistake. Often used in a context to convey disbelief that the use of the spare was suggested in the first place. Urban Dictionary
Used by netphorians "to be lame" Urban Dictionary
An 80s "Valley Girl"-ish contraction of "spare me". Used as an exclamation when something unbelievable or otherwise unpleasant has occurred. Urban Dictionary
Lame, acting like a loser What you call someone when they're acting stupid Or calling someone the "spare"/outcast Urban Dictionary
Spare = Dry aka Rubbish Urban Dictionary
The term used to describe a whinging ginger who wants to say whatever they want to create publicity, and the complain about the publicity they create. Urban Dictionary
Synonyms and Antonyms for Spare
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