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–v.t.1. to show mercy to; refrain from harming or destroying: »
He spared his enemy. He hoped that the squire's life would be long spared (Anthony Trollope).
2. to show consideration for; save, as from labor or pain: »We walked uphill to spare the horse. Her cruel tongue spares nobody who makes a mistake.
3. to get along without; do without: »Can you spare a moment to discuss the problem? Father couldn't spare the car; so I had to walk. Caesar and Pompey must each spare a legion for the East (James A. Froude).
4. to make (a person) free from (something); relieve or exempt (a person) from (something): »She did the dishes to spare Mother. I did the work to spare you the trouble. Spare me the gory details.
5. to refrain from using; forego, omit; forbear: »“Spare the rod and spoil the child.”
7. to set aside; keep in reserve for a particular use or purpose; have free: »to spare some time for reading, to have an hour to spare, to spare some pasture for a crop.
–v.i.1. to show mercy; refrain from doing harm: »spare not for spoiling of thy steed (Scott).
2. to be saving, economical, or frugal: »I, who at some times spend, at others spare (Alexander Pope).
–adj.5. frugal or economical, especially in regard to food: »To get thin, one should live on a spare diet.
–n.1. a spare thing, such as a part, tire, or room.2. Bowling. a) the knocking down of all the pins with two rolls of the ball. b) the score for doing this.╂[Old English sparian]–spare´a|ble, adjective.–spare´ness, noun.–spar´er, noun.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
