spare Meaning and Definition

1. n. a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls

2. n. an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle

3. n. an extra component of a machine or other apparatus

4. s. lacking embellishment or ornamentation

5. s. lacking in amplitude or quantity

6. s. thin and fit

7. s. more than is needed, desired, or required

8. s. kept in reserve especially for emergency use

9. s. not taken up by scheduled activities

10. v. use frugally or carefully

11. v. give up what is not strictly needed

12. v. refrain from harming

13. v. save or relieve from an experience or action