Speakur

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pare to the bone

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables
pare -to the bone
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To pare down to an extreme degree.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

pares to the bone (present, singular) paring to the bone (participle, present) pared to the bone (participle, past) pared to the bone (past)

Questions

What does pare to the bone mean?
To pare down to an extreme degree.

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