pare off



pare something off (of) something

 and pare something off
to cut something off something.(Of is usually retained before pronouns.) See if you can pare a bit of this extra wood off the edge of the base of this pillar. Pare off some of the wood.
See also: off, pare

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Iob-Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
KoriKAWR-eeEnglish
Orel-Hebrew
Josias-Biblical
KylerKIE-lərEnglish (Modern)
Stephanus-Biblical Latin