pare
To cut off, or shave off, the superficial substance or extremities of; as, to pare an apple; to pare a horse's hoof.

pare
To remove; to separate; to cut or shave, as the skin, ring, or outside part, from anything; followed by off or away; as; to pare off the ring of fruit; to pare away redundancies.

pare
Fig.: To diminish the bulk of; to reduce; to lessen. decrease gradually or bit by bit remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; 'pare one's fingernails'; 'trim the photograph'; 'trim lumber'.

pare
piece. fragment. bit.

pare
To cut away outer skin using a small knife or vegetable peeler. trim the outer layer of, as in: Do you pare an apple when you eat it, or do you like it unpeeled?.

pare
To remove fine shavings with a knife, chisel, or other cutting instrument Paring fine shavings by cutting is distinguished from scraping fine shavings: Paring is usually limited to a small part of a surface, scraping is most often used for more accurate smoothing when applied to a large surface area.

pare
To remove the peel or outer covering from a fruit or vegetable with a knife. 'No, really, it was a fun evening really '.

pare
To cut the skin from a food, usually with a short knife called a paring knife.

pare
To cut off the outside covering or to peel. decrease gradually or bit by bit. cut small bits or pare shavings from; 'whittle a piece of wood'. strip the skin off; 'pare apples'. remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; 'pare one's fingernails'; 'trim the photograph'; 'trim lumber'.