1. to cut away the outer covering or edge of something with a knife or similar tool
2. to reduce something gradually by cutting away parts

Examples

• She used a small knife to pare the apple.
• He carefully pared his fingernails.
• The company decided to pare its workforce by ten percent.
• We need to pare down our expenses this month.
• The chef pared the potatoes before cooking them.
• They pared the budget to focus on essential items only.
• She pared away the damaged parts of the fruit.