kappen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- pare verb To cut away the outer skin or covering of something, usually with a knife.
Senses
kappen is used for these senses in English:
- pare (transitive, often, with down or back) To reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off.
pare — full definition
- verb To cut away the outer skin or covering of something, usually with a knife.
- verb To gradually reduce something, as if trimming it away bit by bit.
- verb To cut and shape a horse's hoof.
- verb To cut away the wood at the end of a pencil to give it a point.
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