Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  pare, pare down(verb) decrease gradually or bit by bit. 2  whittle, pare(verb) cut small bits or pare shavings from. 3  skin, peel, pare(verb) strip the skin off.  pare, trim(verb) remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size.
â¢ HEAD VOICE (noun). The noun HEAD VOICE has 1 sense: 1. the higher ranges of the voice in speaking or singing; the vibrations of sung notes are felt in the head. Familiarity information: HEAD VOICE used as a noun is very rare. Dictionary entry details.
40. to be the head or chief of (sometimes fol. by up): to head a school. 41. to direct the course of; turn the head or front of in a specified direction: I'll head the boat for the shore. 42. to go around the head of (a stream). 43. to furnish or fit with a head. 44. to take the head off; decapitate; behead.