ALL meanings of spared
spare
S s - verb with object spared to refrain from harming or destroying; leave uninjured; forbear to punish, hurt, or destroy: to spare one's enemy. 1
- verb with object spared to deal gently or leniently with; show consideration for: His harsh criticism spared no one. 1
- verb with object spared to save from strain, discomfort, embarrassment, or the like, or from a particular cause of it: to spare him the bother; to spare her needless embarrassment. 1
- verb with object spared to refrain from, forbear, omit, or withhold, as action or speech: Spare us the gory details. 1
- verb with object spared to refrain from employing, as some instrument or recourse: to spare the rod. 1
- verb with object spared to set aside for a particular purpose: to spare land for a garden. 1
- verb with object spared to give or lend, as from a supply, especially without inconvenience or loss: Can you spare a cup of sugar? Can you spare me a dollar till payday? 1
- verb with object spared to dispense with or do without: We can't spare a single worker during the rush hour. 1
- verb with object spared to use economically or frugally; refrain from using up or wasting: A walnut sundae, and don't spare the whipped cream! 1
- verb with object spared to have remaining as excess or surplus: We can make the curtains and have a yard to spare. 1
- verb without object spared to use economy; be frugal. 1
- verb without object spared to refrain from inflicting injury or punishment; exercise lenience or mercy. 1
- verb without object spared Obsolete. to refrain from action; forbear. 1
- adjective spared kept in reserve, as for possible use: a spare part. 1
- adjective spared being in excess of present need; free for other use: spare time. 1
- adjective spared frugally restricted or meager, as a manner of living or a diet: a spare regime. 1
- adjective spared lean or thin, as a person. 1
- adjective spared scanty or scant, as in amount or fullness. 1
- adjective spared economical, moderate, or temperate, as persons; sparing. 1
- noun spared a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use. 1
- noun spared Ceramics. an area at the top of a plaster mold for holding excess slip. 1
- noun spared Bowling. the knocking down of all the pins with two bowls. a score so made. Compare strike (def 69). 1