paring

paring /'peəriɳ/
  • danh từ
    • việc gọt, việc cắt, việc xén, việc đẽo bớt
    • (số nhiều) vỏ, vụn xén ra, mấu gọt ra
      • potato parings: vỏ khoai
      • nail parings: mấu móng tay cắt ra

Xem thêm: sliver, shaving, pare down, whittle, skin, peel, trim



paring

Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something; sliver, shaving
  • (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

    v.

  • decrease gradually or bit by bit; pare down
  • cut small bits or pare shavings from; whittle

    whittle a piece of wood

  • strip the skin off; skin, peel

    pare apples

  • remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; trim

    pare one's fingernails

    trim the photograph

    trim lumber

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

pares|pared|paring
syn.: peel scrape skin strip trim