A replacement, especially a tire, reserved for future need.
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Sports The act of knocking down all ten pins with two successive rolls of a bowling ball.
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Sports The score so made.
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A spare tire.
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A duplicate (as a key or a machine part) kept in reserve.
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verb
To forbear to destroy, punish, or harm.
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To refrain from attacking or reprimanding with necessary or salutary severity.
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To relieve of the necessity of doing or undergoing something .
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To refrain from .
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To use or dispense frugally .
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adjective
Being in excess of what is needed; extra. See Synonyms at superfluous.
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Free for other use; unoccupied: spare time.
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Kept in reserve: a spare part; a spare pair of sneakers.
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Lean and trim. See Synonyms at lean2.
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Not lavish, abundant, or excessive: a spare diet.
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verb-intransitive
To be frugal.
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To refrain from inflicting harm; be merciful or lenient.
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verb-transitive
To hold back from; withhold or avoid: spared no expense for the celebration.
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To refrain from harming or destroying.
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To refrain from treating harshly; treat mercifully or leniently.
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To save or relieve from experiencing or doing (something): spared herself the trouble of going.
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