Paves vs Pares - What's the difference?

As a noun paves

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(head)

(pave)

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(British) To cover something with paving slabs.

(Canada, US) To cover with stone, concrete, blacktop or other solid covering, especially to aid travel.

pave over paradise, put up a parking lot

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(pare)

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(par)

to remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife

We pared the paired pears.

to reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off

Albert had to pare his options down by disregarding anything beyond his meager budget.

to trim the hoof of a horse

* to peel * to skin

* cheeseparing * parer * paring * paring knife * pare away * pare down * pare off

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