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    [Adjective]  | "spare" | \ ˈsper \


    1: not being used; especially : held for emergency use

    2: being over and above what is needed : superfluous

    3: not liberal or profuse : sparing

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English spær sparing, scant; akin to Old High German spar spare;

    [Verb]  | "spare" 


    1: to forbear to destroy, punish, or harm

    2: to refrain from attacking or reprimanding with necessary or salutary severity

    3: to relieve of the necessity of doing or undergoing something

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English sparian; akin to Old High German sparōn to spare, Old English spær, adjective, scant;

    [Noun]  | "spare" 


    1: a spare tire

    2: a duplicate (such as a key or a machine part) kept in reserve

    3: the knocking down of all 10 pins with the first 2 balls in a frame in bowling

    Origin: 1907 ;

    [Noun]  | "spare change" 


    1: a small amount of money that someone does not need

    [Idiom]  | "spare a thought for" 


    1: to think about

    [Idiom]  | "spare no effort" 


    1: to do everything one can

    [Idiom]  | "spare no expense" 


    1: to spend as much money as needed in order to make something as good as possible

    [Idiom]  | "spare someone's blushes" 


    1: to prevent someone from being embarrassed

    [Idiom]  | "spare someone's feelings" 


    1: to avoid doing or saying something that will hurt someone emotionally : to avoid upsetting someone

    [Idiom]  | "spare someone's life" 


    1: to choose not to kill someone

    [Verb]  | "spare" 


    1: to use or give out in stingy amounts;


      * e.g., " ... I'll have a banana split—and don't spare the whipped cream "




    2: to avoid unnecessary waste or expense;


      * e.g., " ... she had grown up during the Great Depression, so she was no stranger to sparing "



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    [Adjective]  | "spare" 


    1: being over what is needed;


      * e.g., " ... I had some spare time to kill, so I cleaned up my cubicle a bit "




    2: giving or sharing as little as possible;


      * e.g., " ... a man who is kind and gentle but definitely spare of speech "




    3: having a noticeably small amount of body fat;


      * e.g., " ... a tall, spare man "




    [Noun]  | "spare" 


    1: an interchangeable part or piece of equipment that is kept on hand for replacement of an original;


      * e.g., " ... we promptly replaced the burnt-out lightbulb with a spare "



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     [ "spare" ]

    1: (v.) term used mainly on stan twitter to refer when you want to achieve a certain account of number (usually a rounded up no.) and you ask others to follow you

      * e.g.,  ... *991 followers* 

     [ "spare" ]

    1: To get angry, go sick, attack etc another person, animal or inanimate object when you lose your temper

      * e.g.,  ... "If he says anything else to me, I'll go fucking spare." 

     [ "spare" ]

    1: A person that serves little to no use to anyone other than them self. (self-worth is also in question however)

      * e.g.,  ... The only perk Coach Squeeky has on his job is riding in a golf cart; thus solidifying his spareness. 

     [ "spare" ]

    1: a term used to describe someone that is rarely seen in their role, either an actor athlete or musician. Can be related in a spare tire in your car. Its always there but its never used.

      * e.g.,  ... Did you hear that new song by Chris Cornell? No, that guy is a spare 

     [ "spare" ]

    1: Word used to describe any extra unit of hardware, method of transportation, object or intangible concept that cannot reach its maximum potential, mainly as a result of the original being stolen or fiddled with. Occasionally, the spare might have been the one that was stolen by mistake. Often used in a context to convey disbelief that the use of the spare was suggested in the first place.

      * e.g.,  ... Guy 1: "Hey, let me use that computer." 

     [ "spare" ]

    1: used by netphorians

      * e.g.,  ... "Volunteering at the zoo sounds pretty spare to me." 

     [ "spare" ]

    2: "to be lame"

     [ "spare" ]

    1: an 80s "Valley Girl"-ish contraction of "spare me". Used as an exclamation when something unbelievable or otherwise unpleasant has occurred.

      * e.g.,  ... Q: "Do you like my new hat"? 

     [ "spare" ]

    1: Lame, acting like a loser

      * e.g.,  ... Dude stop being such a spare! 

     [ "spare" ]

    2: What you call someone when they're acting stupid Or calling someone the "spare"/outcast

     [ "spare" ]

    1: Spare = Dry aka Rubbish

      * e.g.,  ... "oh them trainers are spare mate" 

     [ "Spare" ]

    1: The term used to describe a whinging ginger who wants to say whatever they want to create publicity, and the complain about the publicity they create.

      * e.g.,  ... I decided to show my dislike for cheap media by selling my ring piece to any cheap media channel that would listen - further adding to my dislike of cheap media. Thus, the cycle of spare was completed. 

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