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spare
adjective(spare)
not being used; especially : held for emergency use
spare
adjective(spare)
being over and above what is needed : superfluous
spare
adjective(spare)
not liberal or profuse : sparing
spare
verb(spare)
to forbear to destroy, punish, or harm
spare
verb(spare)
to refrain from attacking or reprimanding with necessary or salutary severity
spare
verb(spare)
to relieve of the necessity of doing or undergoing something
spare
noun(spare)
a spare tire
spare
noun(spare)
a duplicate (such as a key or a machine part) kept in reserve
spare
noun(spare)
the knocking down of all 10 pins with the first 2 balls in a frame in bowling
spare
idiom(spare)
to think about
spare
noun(spare)
a small amount of money that someone does not need
spare
idiom(spare)
to do everything one can
spare
idiom(spare)
to spend as much money as needed in order to make something as good as possible
spare
idiom(spare)
to prevent someone from being embarrassed
spare
idiom(spare)
to avoid doing or saying something that will hurt someone emotionally : to avoid upsetting someone
spare
idiom(spare)
to choose not to kill someone

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