Scrabble?! PARE

Definitions of PARE in various dictionaries:

verb - decrease gradually or bit by bit

verb - cut small bits or pare shavings from

verb - strip the skin off

verb - remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size

To remove the outer covering or skin of with a knife or similar instrument: pare apples.

To remove by or as if by cutting, clipping, or shaving: pared off the excess dough.

To reduce as if by cutting off outer parts; trim: pare expenses.

verb - to cut off the outer covering of