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to par

to par

9.9
To remove the outer skin from fruit or vegetables
  • verb
  • /pɑr/
translation icon : pelar
  • The chef carefully pared the carrots before adding them to the stew.

Examples

  • So the idea being that greater antitrust enforcement could sort of pare down like monopolistic practices.

  • She used a knife to pare the apple before making a pie.

  • He decided to pare down the excessive packaging from the vegetables.

Synonyms

to peel
vsto par
126 1.0

Remove the outer skin from a fruit or vegetable before eating

trims only the outer layer instead of removing whole sections
to shave
vsto par
25 1.9

Cut very thin slices from things like cheese or wood

removes outer layer broadly rather than making very thin slices
to skin
vsto par
10 2.7

To remove the outer layer from a fruit, vegetable, or animal

does gentler trimming of the outer layer rather than full removal
to cut away
vsto par
5 3.4

To remove a part from something with a knife or tool

focuses on trimming the external layer rather than general removal
to pare
vsto par
3 4.8

To cut away the thin outer layer or the edges of things like fruit and wood

trims mainly the outer layer rather than shaping size or edges

Antonyms

to add
∞ 1.0

Include something extra to make something larger or better

to enlarge
70 3.0

To make something bigger in size or amount

Idioms

par for the course
  • Informal
14 4.7

A normal thing to expect in a situation

par excellence
  • Formal
4 8.0

The best example of its kind

below par
  • Informal
1 4.8

Worse than usual or expected in quality, performance and health

above par
1 4.2

Better than usual in quality, performance or value

Phrasal Verbs

to save par
  • Jargon
1 7.2

Finish a golf hole using the allowed number of strokes after a mistake

Compounds

no-par stock
  • Specialized
9.5

Stock without a fixed minimum price set by the company

no-par-value stock
  • Specialized
7.9

A share that has no fixed value stated by the company

par value
  • Specialized
6.6

The value written on a share or bond that the company sets, not the price people pay

How Much

to strip
42 2.7
to peel
126 1.0
to par
9.9
to trim
95 2.6

Surface Forms

par infinitive
pared past
pared past participle
paring present participle
pars third person singular

Etymology

Par (to trim) is a form of the verb pare, from an old French word meaning 'prepare' or 'trim', so to par fruit or vegetables is to cut away the outer layer or skin.