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spare

The English word “spare” has 28 meanings listed here.

  1. Extra.
  2. Being more than what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous.
  3. Held in reserve, to be used in an emergency.
  4. Not occupied or in current use.
  5. Not plentiful.
  6. Scant; not abundant or plentiful.
  7. Austere, stripped down, without what is extraneous.
  8. Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; not spending much money.
  9. Very angry; frustrated or distraught.
  10. The act of sparing; moderation; restraint.
  11. Parsimony; frugal use.
  12. An opening in a petticoat or gown; a placket.
  13. That which has not been used or expended.
  14. A spare part, especially a spare tire.
  15. A superfluous or second-best person.
  16. 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.
  17. A free period; a block of school during which one does not have a class.
  18. assistant or extra hand (typically on buses and lorries)
  19. To show mercy, to have mercy on.
  20. To desist; to stop; to refrain.
  21. To refrain from inflicting harm; to use mercy or forbearance.
  22. To preserve (someone) from danger or punishment; to forbear to punish, injure, or harm (someone); to show mercy towards.
  23. To refrain from killing (someone) or having (someone) killed.
  24. To keep.
  25. To be frugal; to not be profuse; to live frugally; to be parsimonious.
  26. To keep to oneself; to forbear to impart or give.
  27. To save or gain, as by frugality; to reserve, as from some occupation, use, or duty.
  28. (to give up): To deprive oneself of, as by being frugal; to do without; to dispense with; to give up; to part with.
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