spare

³spare

noun

Definition of SPARE

1

a : a spare tire b : a duplicate (as a key or a machine part) kept in reserve

2

: the knocking down of all 10 pins with the first 2 balls in a frame in bowling

Examples of SPARE

1. “I've lost the key.” “You'll find a spare in the drawer.”
2. If that one breaks, I've got a spare.
3. Most cars come with spares.
4. He got a strike and two spares.

First Known Use of SPARE

1907

Related to SPARE

Synonyms: extra, reserve

Related Words: backup, substitute; stock; carbon copy, clone, copy, double, dummy, dupe, duplicate, replacement, replica, replication, reproduction

Near Antonyms: archetype, original, prototype

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