pare

Short definition from Wiktionary

Verb

1. 1
   To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife.
2. 2
   To reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off.
3. 3
   To trim the hoof of a horse.
4. 4
   To sharpen a pencil.

Proper noun

1. 1
   A Bantu language spoken in Tanzania.