1. (

• spare ,
• save ,

) refrain from harming ;

2. (

• spare ,

) save or relieve from an experience or action; "I'll spare you from having to apologize formally" ;

3. (

• spare ,
• give_up ,
• part_with ,
• dispense_with ,

) give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey" ;

4. (

• spare

) use frugally or carefully ;

1. (

• spare ,
• trim

) thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise" ;

2. (

• excess ,
• extra ,
• redundant ,
• spare ,
• supererogatory ,
• superfluous ,
• supernumerary ,
• surplus

) more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy" ;

3. (

• spare ,
• free ,

) not taken up by scheduled activities; "a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands" ;

4. (

• spare ,

) kept in reserve especially for emergency use; "a reserve supply of food"; "a spare tire"; "spare parts" ;

5. (

• bare ,
• scanty ,
• spare

) lacking in magnitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet" ;

6. (

• plain ,
• bare ,
• spare ,
• unembellished ,
• unornamented

) lacking embellishment or ornamentation; "a plain hair style"; "unembellished white walls"; "functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete" ;