Verb

• S: (v) pare, pare down (decrease gradually or bit by bit)
• S: (v) whittle, pare (cut small bits or pare shavings from) "whittle a piece of wood"
• S: (v) skin, peel, pare (strip the skin off) "pare apples"
• S: (v) pare, trim (remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size) "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber"