spare

Meanings

• an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
• an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle
• a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls
• refrain from harming
• save or relieve from an experience or action
  • "I'll spare you from having to apologize formally"
• give up what is not strictly needed
  • "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey"
• use frugally or carefully
• thin and fit
  • "the spare figure of a marathon runner"
• more than is needed, desired, or required
  • "sleeping in the spare room"
• not taken up by scheduled activities
  • "spare time on my hands"
• kept in reserve especially for emergency use
  • "a spare tire"
  • "spare parts"
• lacking in amplitude or quantity
  • "a spare diet"
• lacking embellishment or ornamentation

Synonyms

bare, dispense with, excess, extra, fifth wheel, free, give up, part with, plain, redundant, save, scanty, spare part, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus, trim, unembellished, unornamented