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pare vs peel off

peel off vs pare

pare and peel off both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pare No No Yes No
peel off No No Yes No
As verbs, peel off is a hyponym of pare; that is, peel off is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pare:
  • pare: remove the skin from
  • peel off: peel off the outer layer of something
Other hyponyms of pare include flay.
pare (verb) peel off (verb)
decrease gradually or bit by bit peel off in scales
remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size take off, as with some difficulty
cut small bits or pare shavings from peel off the outer layer of something
remove the skin from come off in flakes or thin small pieces
leave a formation
Difference between pare and peel off

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