pare

pare

verb

Definition of PARE

to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument <pared the stray branches on the tree>

Synonyms bob, crop, cut, cut back, dock, lop (off), nip, pare, poll, prune, shave, shear, snip, trim

Related Words skive, whittle; manicure, mow; pinch, stump; curtail, shorten

Near Antonyms elongate, extend, lengthen