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    spare
    /spɛː/

    adjective

    noun

    • 1. an item kept in case another item of the same type is lost, broken, or worn out: "with three to choose from, your child will never be without a spare"
    • 2. (in tenpin bowling) an act of knocking down all the pins with two balls.

    verb

    • 1. give (something of which one has enough) to (someone): "she asked if I could spare her a bob or two" Similar afforddo withoutmanage withoutget along without
    • 2. refrain from killing, injuring, or distressing: "there was no way the men would spare her" Similar not harmleave uninjuredleave unhurtbe merciful to

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