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Quick definitions from WordNet (spare)

▸ noun:  a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls
▸ noun:  an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle
▸ noun:  an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
▸ verb:  give up what is not strictly needed ("He asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey")
▸ verb:  refrain from harming
▸ verb:  save or relieve from an experience or action ("I'll spare you from having to apologize formally")
▸ verb:  use frugally or carefully
▸ adjective:  not taken up by scheduled activities ("Spare time on my hands")
▸ adjective:  just sufficient ("The library had a spare but efficient look")
▸ adjective:  thin and fit ("The spare figure of a marathon runner")
▸ adjective:  kept in reserve especially for emergency use ("A spare tire")
▸ adjective:  lacking in amplitude or quantity ("A spare diet")
▸ adjective:  more than is needed, desired, or required ("Sleeping in the spare room")
▸ name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #54110)

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