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to par

1 9.9

To remove the outer skin from fruit or vegetables

verb
/pɑr/

: 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

177 1.0

Remove the outer skin from a fruit or vegetable before eating

trims only the outer layer instead of removing whole sections

to skin

vsto par

45 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

25 3.4

To remove a part from something with a knife or tool

focuses on trimming the external layer rather than general removal

to shave

vsto par

13 1.9

Cut very thin slices from things like cheese or wood

removes outer layer broadly rather than making very thin slices

to pare

vsto par

1 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

67 3.0

To make something bigger in size or amount

Idioms

par for the course

Informal

17 4.7

A normal thing to expect in a situation

par excellence

Formal

5 8.0

The best example of its kind

below par

Informal

2 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

par value

Specialized

1 6.6

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

no-par stock

Specialized

1 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

How Much

to strip

129 2.7

to peel

177 1.0

to par

1 9.9

to trim

145 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.