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pare vs flay

flay vs pare

pare and flay both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pare No No Yes No
flay No No Yes No
As verbs, flay is a hyponym of pare; that is, flay is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pare:
  • pare: remove the skin from
  • flay: strip the skin off
Other hyponyms of pare include peel off.
pare (verb) flay (verb)
decrease gradually or bit by bit strip the skin off
remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
cut small bits or pare shavings from
remove the skin from
Difference between pare and flay

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