pared
Stripped the rind
Pared is the past tense of pare, meaning to trim by cutting away the outer edges or surface.
You pare an apple by removing its skin, or pare your nails by cutting them back.
Figuratively, to pare down is to reduce gradually: The company pared its workforce by twenty percent.
She pared the budget to essentials.
Had covering removed
- peeledStripped of outer layer
- coredWith center removed
- zestedGrated citrus peel from
- shavedCut very close
husked · hulled · sliced · trimmed · blanched · skinless · seedless · rind
Made or became smaller
- lessenedMade or became smaller
- decreasedBecame smaller in amount
- minimizedReduced to smallest extent
- downsizedReduced in scale
shrunk · shortened · condensed · curtailed · trimmed · pruned · cut back · scaled back
Cut away excess growth
manicured · groomed · snipped · cropped · tapered · thinned · sculpted · cut
Made smooth and efficient
- strippedHad coverings removed
- bare-bonesReduced to essentials
- minimalistOne favoring bare essentials
- essentialFundamentally necessary
lean · efficient · austere · spartan · uncluttered · clean · basic · no-frills
skinned
Had covering removed
shaved · husked · hulled · sliced · trimmed · blanched · skinless · seedless · rind · pith
diminished
Made or became smaller
downsized · shrunk · shortened · condensed · curtailed · trimmed · pruned · cut back · scaled back · streamlined
pruned
Cut away excess growth
edged · manicured · groomed · snipped · cropped · tapered · thinned · sculpted · cut · sheared
streamlined
Made smooth and efficient
- strippedHad coverings removed
- bare-bonesReduced to essentials
- minimalistOne favoring bare essentials
essential · lean · efficient · austere · spartan · uncluttered · clean · basic · no-frills · skeletal
- pare downReduce by removing excess
- paring knifeSmall-bladed kitchen tool
- pared downReduced to basics
- paring knivesSmall kitchen cutting tools
- paring downGradual reduction process
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