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sparing sparing definition

sparing


 
  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 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  spare 
  =>  exempt,  relieve,  free 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  spare,  give  up  part  with  dispense  with 
  =>  give 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  spare 
  =>  use  expend 
  -------------- 
 
  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  sparing 
 
  The  adj  sparing  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  economical,  frugal,  scotch,  sparing,  stinting  --  (avoiding  waste;  "an  economical  meal";  "an  economical  shopper";  "a  frugal  farmer";  "a  frugal  lunch";  "a  sparing  father  and  a  spending  son";  "sparing  in  their  use  of  heat  and  light";  "stinting  in  bestowing  gifts";  "thrifty  because  they  remember  the  great  Depression";  (`scotch'  is  used  only  informally)) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  sparing 
 
  1  sense  of  sparing 
 
  Sense  1 
  economical,  frugal,  scotch,  sparing,  stinting 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  thrifty)  ->  wasteful 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  sparing 
 
  1  sense  of  sparing 
 
  Sense  1 
  economical,  frugal,  scotch,  sparing,  stinting 
  =>  thrifty  (vs.  wasteful) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  sparing 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  sparing 
 
  sparing  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  sparing 
  sparing 
  unsparing 
 
  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  sparing 
 
  The  adj  sparing  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  economical,  frugal,  scotch,  sparing,  stinting  --  (avoiding  waste;  "an  economical  meal";  "an  economical  shopper";  "a  frugal  farmer";  "a  frugal  lunch";  "a  sparing  father  and  a  spending  son";  "sparing  in  their  use  of  heat  and  light";  "stinting  in  bestowing  gifts";  "thrifty  because  they  remember  the  great  Depression";  (`scotch'  is  used  only  informally)) 



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