paring

n. act of peeling, act of removing the outer covering

v. cut off, chop off; cut away, trim away, peel; reduce, diminish

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Noun
1. a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
(synonym) sliver, shaving
(hypernym) fragment
(hyponym) splint
(derivation) whittle, pare
2. (usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off; especially the skin or peel; "she could peel an apple with a single long paring"
(hypernym) object, physical object
(derivation) skin, peel, pare
(classification) plural, plural form

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Verb
1. decrease gradually or bit by bit
(synonym) pare down
(hypernym) decrease, lessen, minify
2. cut small bits or pare shavings from; "whittle a piece of wood"
(synonym) whittle
(hypernym) cut
(derivation) paring, sliver, shaving
3. strip the skin off; "pare apples"
(synonym) skin, peel
(hypernym) strip
(hyponym) peel off
(derivation) parer, paring knife
4. remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber"
(synonym) trim
(hypernym) cut
(hyponym) dress
(derivation) parer

n. copulation

v. oloupat; okrájet; zmenšit; redukovat; ostříhat