What is the meaning of paring?

noun

• A thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something.
  • synonyms: sliver, shaving
• Usually plural. ( a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off; especially the skin or peel)
  • usage: "she could peel an apple with a single long paring"

verb

• Decrease gradually or bit by bit.
  • synonyms: pare, pare down
• Cut small bits or pare shavings from.
  • usage: "whittle a piece of wood"
  • synonyms: whittle, pare
• Strip the skin off.
  • usage: "pare apples"
  • synonyms: skin, peel, pare
• Remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size.
  • usage: "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber"
  • synonyms: pare, trim