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Definitions for Paring

[1] the act of a person or thing that pares.
[2] a piece or part pared off: apple parings.
[3] to cut off the outer coating, layer, or part of.
[4] to remove (an outer coating, layer, or part) by cutting (often followed by off or away ).
[5] to reduce or remove by or as by cutting; diminish or decrease gradually (often followed by down ): to pare down one's expenses.
[6] (often plural) something pared or cut off
[7] to peel or cut (the outer layer) from (something)
[8] to cut the edges from (the nails); trim
[9] to decrease bit by bit
[10] Ambroise (ɑ̃brwaz). 1510–90, French surgeon. He reintroduced ligature of arteries following amputation instead of cauterization

Words related to Paring

shave, lower, prune, reduce, scrape, decrease, slash, cut, clip, flay, skin, decorticate, crop, dock, lop, thin, scalp, strip, carve, uncover

Words nearby Paring

parieto-, parieto-occipital sulcus, parietography, parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome, parinaud's ophthalmoplegia, paring, paring chisel, paring gouge, paring knife, paripinnate, paris

Origin of Paring

e1275–1325; Middle English paren < Middle French parer to make ready, trim < Latin parāre to prepare

Words that may be confused with Paring

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, parepair, pare, payer, pear

Other words from Paring

pare·a·ble , adjective
un·pared , adjective

Word origin for Paring

eC13: from Old French parer to adorn, from Latin parāre to make ready

Synonyms for Paring

cut back, cut down, decrease, lower, mark down, prune, reduce, scrape, shave, slash, carve, clip, crop, cut, decorticate, dock, flay, lop, scalp, shear, skin, skive, strip, thin, uncover, knock off