spare

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. t. be lenient; save; refrain, abstain, forbear, withhold; exempt; give up, surrender, forgo, relinquish. See leniency, exemption, store, relinquishment.Ant. condemn, keep. —adj. lean, gaunt, bony; meager; extra, re-serve; frugal. See narrowness, disuse, economy. Ant., meaty, plump, generous.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

1. [Extra]

Syn. superfluous, supernumerary, additional; see extra .

2. [Thin]

Syn. lean, lanky, slender; see thin 2 , meager 1 .

3. [Scanty]

Syn. meager, thin, frugal; see inadequate 1 , scanty .

See Synonym Study at scanty . v.

Syn. forbear, forgive, be merciful; see pity 2 , save 1 .

• something to spare,

Syn. surplus, what is left over, something extra, bonus; see excess 1 , remainder .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

extra, stand-by, backup, auxiliary, substitute, fill-in, surplus, leftover.

II

v.

1. treat mercifully save, free, liberate, go easy on, forgive, excuse, pardon, exempt, release, let go, reprieve.

2. give up part with, donate, let go, do without, grant, afford.

III

a.

1. extra stand-by, backup, auxiliary, reserve, substitute, fill-in, superfluous, emergency, odd, surplus, leftover.

2. lean thin, skinny, slim, slender, slight, bony, scrawny, lanky, rawboned.

3. scanty meager, sparse, modest, frugal.

ANT.: 1. essential. 2. fat, obese, flabby. 3. rich, abundant

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To treat with inordinate gentleness and care: favor. Idiom: handle (or treat) with kid gloves. See TREAT WELL. 2. To free from an obligation or duty: absolve, discharge, dispense, excuse, exempt, let off, relieve. See FREE. 3. To use without wasting: conserve, economize, save. See SAVE. II adjective 1. Being more than is needed, desired, or appropriate: de trop, excess, extra, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus. See EXCESS. 2. Conspicuously deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent: exiguous, meager, poor, puny, scant, scanty, skimpy, sparse, stingy, thin. Slang: measly. See BIG, EXCESS. 3. Having little flesh or fat on the body: angular, bony, fleshless, gaunt, lank, lanky, lean2, meager, rawboned, scrawny, skinny, slender, slim, thin, twiggy, weedy. Idioms: all skin and bones, thin as a rail. See FAT. 4. Characterized by an economy of artistic expression: lean2, tight. See STYLE.