Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb spare
1 of 4 senses of spare
Sense 1
spare, save
=> favor, favour
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb spare
1 of 4 senses of spare
Sense 1
spare, save
=> favor, favour
Entailment of verb spare
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb spare
4 senses of spare
Sense 1
spare, save
=> refrain, forbear
Sense 2
spare
=> exempt, relieve, free
Sense 3
spare, give up part with dispense with
=> give
Sense 4
spare
=> use expend
Familiarity of verb spare
spare used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb spare
Sense 1
spare, save
=> refrain, forbear
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Sense 2
spare
=> exempt, relieve, free
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Sense 3
spare, give up part with dispense with
=> give
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Sense 4
spare
=> use expend
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Grep of noun spare
spare
spare-time activity
spare-tire
spare part
spare time
spareness
sparer
sparerib
spareribs
Overview of noun spare
The noun spare has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. spare part spare -- (an extra component of a machine or other apparatus)
2. fifth wheel, spare -- (an extra car wheel and tire)
3. spare -- (a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls)
Overview of verb spare
The verb spare has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (7) spare, save -- (refrain from harming)
2. (5) spare -- (save or relieve from an experience or action "I'll spare you from having to apologize formally")
3. (5) spare, give up part with dispense with -- (to give up as not strictly needed: he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey.)
4. spare -- (use frugally or carefully)
Overview of adj spare
The adj spare has 6 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (3) spare, trim -- (thin and fit "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise")
2. (1) excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus -- (more than is needed, desired, or required; "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")
3. spare -- (just sufficient; "the library had a spare but efficient look")
4. spare, free -- (not taken up by scheduled activities; "a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands")
5. reserve, spare -- (kept in reserve especially for emergency use "a reserve supply of food"; "a spare tire"; "spare parts")
6. bare, scanty, spare -- (lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet")
Antonyms of adj spare
6 senses of spare
Sense 1
spare, trim
INDIRECT (VIA thin) -> fat
Sense 2
excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus
INDIRECT (VIA unnecessary) -> necessary
Sense 3
spare
INDIRECT (VIA sufficient) -> insufficient, deficient
Sense 4
spare, free
INDIRECT (VIA unoccupied) -> occupied
Sense 5
reserve(postnominal), spare
INDIRECT (VIA unnecessary) -> necessary
Sense 6
bare(postnominal), scanty, spare
INDIRECT (VIA meager) -> ample
Similarity of adj spare
6 senses of spare
Sense 1
spare, trim
=> thin (vs. fat), lean
Sense 2
excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus
=> unnecessary (vs. necessary), unneeded
Sense 3
spare
=> sufficient (vs. insufficient)
Sense 4
spare, free
=> unoccupied (vs. occupied)
Sense 5
reserve(postnominal), spare
=> unnecessary (vs. necessary), unneeded
Sense 6
bare(postnominal), scanty, spare
=> meager (vs. ample), meagre, meagerly
Attributes of adj spare
Familiarity of adj spare
spare used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 6)
Grep of adj spare
spare
Overview of noun spare
The noun spare has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. spare part spare -- (an extra component of a machine or other apparatus)
2. fifth wheel, spare -- (an extra car wheel and tire)
3. spare -- (a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls)
Overview of verb spare
The verb spare has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (7) spare, save -- (refrain from harming)
2. (5) spare -- (save or relieve from an experience or action "I'll spare you from having to apologize formally")
3. (5) spare, give up part with dispense with -- (to give up as not strictly needed: he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey.)
4. spare -- (use frugally or carefully)
Overview of adj spare
The adj spare has 6 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (3) spare, trim -- (thin and fit "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise")
2. (1) excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus -- (more than is needed, desired, or required; "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")
3. spare -- (just sufficient; "the library had a spare but efficient look")
4. spare, free -- (not taken up by scheduled activities; "a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands")
5. reserve, spare -- (kept in reserve especially for emergency use "a reserve supply of food"; "a spare tire"; "spare parts")
6. bare, scanty, spare -- (lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet")
spare definition
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