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spares
 
Noun spare has 3 senses
  1. spare part, spare - an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
    --1 is a kind of component, constituent, element
  2. fifth wheel, spare - an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle
    --2 is a kind of car wheel
  3. spare - a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls
    --3 is a kind of     score
Verb spare has 4 senses
  1. spare, save - refrain from harming
    --1 is one way to refrain, forbear
    Derived form: noun sparer1
    Sample sentence:
    They spare him from writing the letter
  2. spare - save or relieve from an experience or action; "I'll spare you from having to apologize formally"
    --2 is one way to     exempt, relieve, free
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody something
    Somebody ----s somebody PP
  3. spare, give up, part with, dispense with - give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey"
    --3 is one way to give
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  4. spare - use frugally or carefully
    --4 is one way to     use, expend
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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