pare off

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pare
To reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off

Albrecht had to pare his options down by disregarding anything beyond his meager budget.

To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife

We pared the paired pears.

{v} to cut off the surface, cut, diminish
to cut, shave, or remove (the outside) from anything
To diminish the bulk of; to reduce; to lessen
To remove fine shavings with a knife, chisel, or other cutting instrument Paring fine shavings by cutting is distinguished from scraping fine shavings: Paring is usually limited to a small part of a surface, scraping is most often used for more accurate smoothing when applied to a large surface area
strip the skin off; "pare apples"
To cut off, or shave off, the superficial substance or extremities of; as, to pare an apple; to pare a horse's hoof
decrease gradually or bit by bit remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber
If you pare something down or back, or if you pare it, you reduce it. The number of Ministries has been pared down by a third The luxury tax won't really do much to pare down the budget deficit Local authorities must pare their budgets
remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber"
decrease gradually or bit by bit
{f} cut off, chop off; cut away, trim away, peel; reduce, diminish
To cut off the outside covering or to peel
To remove the peel or outer covering from a fruit or vegetable with a knife
To cut away outer skin using a small knife or vegetable peeler
When you pare something, or pare part of it off or away, you cut off its skin or its outer layer. Pare the brown skin from the meat with a very sharp knife He took out a slab of cheese, pared off a slice and ate it hastily. thinly pared lemon rind. see also paring
"No, really, it was a fun evening really "
trim the outer layer of, as in: Do you pare an apple when you eat it, or do you like it unpeeled?
To cut the skin from a food, usually with a short knife called a paring knife
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