pare

Verb

• remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
  • pare one's fingernails
    
  • trim the photograph
    
  • trim lumber
    

• strip the skin off
  • pare apples
    

• cut small bits or pare shavings from
  • whittle a piece of wood
    

• decrease gradually or bit by bit

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  trim , skin , peel , whittle , pare down