What is the meaning of SPARE. Phrases containing SPARE
See meanings and uses of SPARE!Slangs & AI meanings
Verb. Become very angry. E.g."She'll go spare when she finds her best vase broken." {Informal}
Go spare is slang for become very angry.
Spare−tyre is slang for a roll of fat around ones midrift.
adj at oneÂ’s wits end; mad: IÂ’ve been trying to get this working all morning and itÂ’s driving me spare!
Noun. A useless or unwanted person. Usually heard in the expression 'like a spare prick at a wedding'.
Spare rib is London Cockney rhyming slang for a lie (fib).
Spare is British slang for an unattached woman. Spare is British slang for out of control, furious.
Bit of spare is British slang for a married person's additional lover.
to spare; to pinch
hustle, hustled, hustling, hustles
v. tr 1. To sell or get by questionable or aggressive means: hustled stolen watches; hustling spare change. 2. b. To pressure into buying or doing something: a barfly hustling the other customers for drinks. c. To misrepresent one's skill in (a game or activity) in order to deceive someone, especially in gambling: hustle pool. v. intr. 1. To obtain something by deceitful or illicit means; practice theft or swindling. 2. To solicit customers. Used of a pimp or prostitute. 3. To misrepresent one's ability in order to deceive someone, especially in gambling. n. An illicit or unethical way of doing business or obtaining money; a fraud or deceit.
A condition of extreme annoyance usually associated with one's mother who might be reported to have "gone spare" at hearing of your latest attempt to bring shame and humiliation on the family, e.g. "My mam went spare when she heard I'd been nicked!
like a spare prick at a wedding
Phrs. Totally useless, unwanted, and with a hint of embarrassment for being in that predicament. E.g."There I was, waiting for my date at the entrance of this packed restaurant on Valentines Day, like a spare prick at a wedding."
The officer responsible for all money matters in RCN ships including the paying and provisioning of the crew, all stores, tools and spare parts.
Noun. A sexually available, unattached person. Cf. 'bit of spare'.
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v. t.
Held in reserve, to be used in an emergency; as, a spare anchor; a spare bed or room.
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Sparing; chary.
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of Spare
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An opening in a petticoat or gown; a placket.
adv.
In a spare manner; sparingly.
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To hinder from doing, suffering, or happening; to obviate the necessity of; to prevent; to spare.
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The act of sparing; moderation; restraint.
n.
One who spares.
v. t.
Scanty; not abundant or plentiful; as, a spare diet.
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Parsimony; frugal use.
v. t.
Lean; wanting flesh; meager; thin; gaunt.
v. t.
Being over and above what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous; as, I have no spare time.
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Spare; saving; frugal; merciful.
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Unsparing.
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The quality or state of being lean or thin; leanness.
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That which has not been used or expended.
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The right of bowling again at a full set of pins, after having knocked all the pins down in less than three bowls. If all the pins are knocked down in one bowl it is a double spare; in two bowls, a single spare.
v. t.
Slow.
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A piece of pork, consisting or ribs with little flesh on them.
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To rescue from something undesirable or hurtful; to prevent from doing something; to spare.
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