Overview of noun paring

The noun paring has 2 senses

• paring, sliver, shaving -- (a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something)


• paring -- ((usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off; especially the skin or peel; "she could peel an apple with a single long paring")

Overview of verb pare

The verb pare has 4 senses

• pare, pare down -- (decrease gradually or bit by bit)


• whittle, pare -- (cut small bits or pare shavings from; "whittle a piece of wood")


• skin, peel, pare -- (strip the skin off; "pare apples")


• pare, trim -- (remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber")