spare
adj 1: thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a
body kept trim by exercise" [syn: {trim}]
2: 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" [syn: {excess}, {extra},
{redundant}, {supererogatory}, {superfluous}, {supernumerary},
{surplus}]
3: just sufficient; "the library had a spare but efficient
look"
4: not taken up by scheduled activities; "a free hour between
classes"; "spare time on my hands" [syn: {free}]
5: kept in reserve especially for emergency use; "a reserve
supply of food"; "a spare tire"; "spare parts" [syn: {reserve(a)}]
6: lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a
scanty harvest"; "a spare diet" [syn: {bare(a)}, {scanty}]
n 1: an extra component of a machine or other apparatus [syn: {spare
part}]
2: an extra wheel and tire [syn: {fifth wheel}]
3: a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two
balls
v 1: refrain from harming [syn: {save}]
2: save or relieve from an experience or action; "I'll spare
you from having to apologize formally"
3: to give up as not strictly needed: he asked if they could
spare one of their horses to speed his journey. [syn: {give
up}, {part with}, {dispense with}]
4: use frugally or carefully