Pare

Verb

 * 1)  To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife.
 * We pared the paired pears.
 * 1)  To reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off.
 * Albrecht had to pare his options down by disregarding anything beyond his meager budget.

Synonyms

 * to peel
 * to skin

Derived terms

 * cheeseparing
 * parer
 * paring
 * paring knife
 * pare away
 * pare down
 * pare off

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