spare-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: save from an experience, action or harm

Commentary: Syntax is: NP1[agent] SPARE NP (FROM NP3)

Examples:
I hit the deer; I spared the idiot driver.
XSL style sheets spared the developers the tedious task of writing HTML.
Apparently, God spared the Russians from death.
Four soldiers were spared the death penalty.
Children could be spared the pain of the doctor's needle.

Mappings:
VerbNet: bill-54.5
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: spare.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2

Sense Number 2: give away something that is not needed

Examples:
He sent every cent he could possibly spare.
Mary convinced us to eat some of her food, even though she couldn't
spare it.
Sir, I wonder whether you could kindly spare a few minutes?

Mappings:
VerbNet: bill-54.5
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: spare.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 3: use frugally

Examples:
On the verge of bankruptcy, US airlines tries to spare on
everything.
Try to spare the tomatoes, they're the last of the season.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4