pare down
To reduce by paring or a similar gradual process.
As companies keep paring down their delivery times – from two days to a day to two hours to an hour – longer stretches of the last mile will have to run through urban territory.
pare
/pɛə/
verb 4name 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
fine
VERB + PARE
says, size
PARE + NOUN
cook, options, quarter, workforce
PREP.
down
Definitions
verb
1
To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife.
Victor pared some apples in preparation to make a tart.
2
To reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off.
Albert had to pare his options down by disregarding anything beyond his meager budget.
Also referring to the deeds of certain Border Ruffians, he said, rapidly paring away his speech, like an experienced soldier, keeping a reserve of force and meaning, “They had a perfect right to be hung.”
3
To trim the hoof of a horse.
4
To sharpen a pencil.
name
1
A Bantu language spoken in Tanzania.
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Victor pared some apples in preparation to make a tart.
Wiktionary02
Albert had to pare his options down by disregarding anything beyond his meager budget.
Wiktionary03
Also referring to the deeds of certain Border Ruffians, he said, rapidly paring away his speech, like an experienced soldier, keeping a reserve of force and meaning, “They had a perfect right to be hu
Wiktionary04
The company says it must pare its workforce to the “absolute minimum needed to maintain operations.”
Tatoeba · #864733105
Pare, core and slice two quarts of apples.
Tatoeba · #1037232906
Choose large apples of uniform size; pare, core and cook until tender in syrup.
Tatoeba · #10372341Usage Notes
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In some senses, pare is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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