1. Remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
   "pare one's fingernails";
   - trim
    
2. Cut small bits or pare shavings from
   "pare a piece of wood";
   - whittle
    
3. Remove the skin from
   "pare apples";
   - skin, peel
    
4. Decrease gradually or bit by bit
   "We need to pare down our expenses";
   - pare down

Sounds like: pai

Derived forms: pared, paring, pares

Type of: cut, decrease, lessen, minify, strip

Encyclopedia: Pare, Richard