pare
Strip the skin
Pare means to cut away the outer layer or edge of something, typically with a knife: pare an apple, pare your nails.
A paring knife is small and sharp, designed for this work.
The word extends to trimming or reducing anything: pare down expenses, pare the budget to essentials.
To pare something back is to reduce it to its core.
Remove unwanted edges
- cutSeverance or reduction
- whittleCarve by shaving layers
- diminishTo make smaller
- decreaseBecome or make smaller
shrink · curtail · prune · slim · narrow · lessen · scale back · cut back
Carve by shaving layers
Remove unnecessary elements
- declutterRemove unnecessary items
- distillPurify through vaporization
- refineRemove impurities from
- strip downRemove covering or components
boil down · essentialize · edit · whittle down · eliminate · core · essence · bare bones
Plan for spending
- cutbacksReductions in spending
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
- downsizeReduce scale or staff
- streamlineRemove unnecessary elements
cost-cutting · belt-tightening · scrimp · retrench · frugal · lean · tighten · save
trim
Remove unwanted edges
decrease · shrink · curtail · prune · slim · narrow · lessen · scale back · cut back · shave
whittle
Carve by shaving layers
blade · knife · wood · slice · sliver · curl · chip · shape · form · craft
streamline
Remove unnecessary elements
strip down · boil down · essentialize · edit · whittle down · eliminate · core · essence · bare bones · minimalist
budget
Plan for spending
streamline · cost-cutting · belt-tightening · scrimp · retrench · frugal · lean · tighten · save · squeeze
knife
Sharp cutting utensil
apple · carrot · zucchini · cucumber · fruit · vegetable · rind · shavings · scraps · spud
- pare downReduce by removing excess
- paring knifeSmall-bladed kitchen tool
- pared downReduced to basics
- paring knivesSmall kitchen cutting tools
- paring downGradual reduction process
- parking lot repairFixing vehicle storage areas
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