1. to refrain from harming or destroying; leave uninjured; forbear to punish, hurt, or destroy: to spare one's enemy.
2. to deal gently or leniently with; show consideration for: His harsh criticism spared no one.
3. to save from strain, discomfort, embarrassment, or the like, or from a particular cause of it: to spare him the bother;to spare her needless embarrassment.
4. to refrain from, forbear, omit, or withhold, as action or speech: Spare us the gory details.
5. to refrain from employing, as some instrument or recourse: to spare the rod.
6. to set aside for a particular purpose: to spare land for a garden.
7. to give or lend, as from a supply, especially without inconvenience or loss: Can you spare a cup of sugar?Can you spare me a dollar till payday?
8. to dispense with or do without: We can't spare a single worker during the rush hour.
9. to use economically or frugally; refrain from using up or wasting: A walnut sundae, and don't spare the whipped cream!
10. to have remaining as excess or surplus: We can make the curtains and have a yard to spare.

11. to use economy; be frugal.
12. to refrain from inflicting injury or punishment; exercise lenience or mercy.
13. to refrain from action; forbear.

14. kept in reserve, as for possible use: a spare part.
15. being in excess of present need; free for other use: How do you like to relax in your spare time?My travel adventures seem to soak up any spare cash I earn.
16. frugally restricted or meager, as a manner of living or a diet: a spare regime.
17. lean or thin, as a person.
18. scanty or scant, as in amount or fullness.
19. economical, moderate, or temperate, as persons; sparing.

20. a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
21. an area at the top of a plaster mold for holding excess slip.
22. Bowling.
• the knocking down of all the pins with two bowls.
• a score so made.

1. to refrain from killing, punishing, harming, or injuring
2. to release or relieve, as from pain, suffering, etc
3. to refrain from using
4. to be able to afford or give
5. (esp of Providence) to allow to survive
6. to act or live frugally
7. to show mercy
8. to exert oneself to the full
9. more than is required

10. in excess of what is needed; additional
11. able to be used when needed
12. (of a person) thin and lean
13. scanty or meagre
14. upset, angry, or distracted (esp in the phrase go spare)

15. a duplicate kept as a replacement in case of damage or loss
16. a spare tyre
17. tenpin bowling
• the act of knocking down all the pins with the two bowls of a single frame
• the score thus made

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