Word Definition

Spare

  1. To be frugal; not to be profuse; to live frugally; to be parsimonious.
  2. 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.
  3. Slow.
  4. An opening in a petticoat or gown; a placket.
  5. Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; chary.
  6. To keep to one's self; to forbear to impart or give.
  7. Scanty; not abundant or plentiful; as, a spare diet.
  8. The act of sparing; moderation; restraint.
  9. To deprive one's self of, as by being frugal; to do without; to dispense with; to give up; to part with.
  10. That which has not been used or expended.
  11. Lean; wanting flesh; meager; thin; gaunt.
  12. Parsimony; frugal use.
  13. To preserve from danger or punishment; to forbear to punish, injure, or harm; to show mercy to.
  14. Being over and above what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous; as, I have no spare time.
  15. Held in reserve, to be used in an emergency; as, a spare anchor; a spare bed or room.
  16. To desist; to stop; to refrain.
  17. To use frugally or stintingly, as that which is scarce or valuable; to retain or keep unused; to save.
  18. To refrain from inflicting harm; to use mercy or forbearance.
  19. To save or gain, as by frugality; to reserve, as from some occupation, use, or duty.