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shave
[sheyv]
verb (used without object)
to remove a growth of beard with a razor.
verb (used with object)
to remove hair from (the face, legs, etc.) by cutting it off close to the skin with a razor.
to cut off (hair, especially the beard) close to the skin with a razor (often followed by off oraway ).
to cut or scrape away the surface of with a sharp-edged tool.
to shave hides in preparing leather.
to reduce to shavings or thin slices.
to shave wood.
to cut or trim closely.
to shave a lawn.
to scrape, graze, or come very near to.
The car just shaved the garage door.
Synonyms: , ,Commerce.to purchase (a note) at a rate of discount greater than is legal or customary.
to reduce or deduct from.
The store shaved the price of winter suits in the spring.
noun
the act, process, or an instance of shaving or being shaved.
a thin slice; a shaving.
any of various tools for shaving, scraping, removing thin slices, etc.
shave
/ ʃɪ /
verb
(also intr) to remove (the beard, hair, etc) from (the face, head, or body) by scraping the skin with a razor
to cut or trim very closely
to reduce to shavings
to remove thin slices from (wood, etc) with a sharp cutting tool; plane or pare
to touch or graze in passing
informalto reduce (a price) by a slight amount
commerce to purchase (a commercial paper) at a greater rate of discount than is customary or legal
noun
the act or an instance of shaving
any tool for scraping
a thin slice or shaving
an instance of barely touching something
informala narrow escape
Other Word Forms
- shavable adjective
- shaveable adjective
- reshave verb
- unshavable adjective
- unshaveable adjective
- unshaved adjective
- well-shaved adjective
- ˈ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of shave1
Word History and Origins
Origin of shave1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
After shaving a second off her previous best time on the backstroke leg, McIntosh was still a tenth of a second off Hosszú’s previous record pace at the final turn.
The Sheriff’s Department is looking for the suspect, who was described as a Black male, 6 feet, 2 inches tall, 180 pounds and with a shaven head.
“She carved out her own space and just occupied it,” she says of Skin, a Black woman who appeared on the cover of Skunk Anansie’s 1995 debut wearing camo pants and a shaved head.
“I can’t wait for everybody to come out there and have some shaved ice. I’m sure they’ll be waiting for us.”
Even his shaved head is covered in the Gothic black letters long popular in Chicano culture that spell out: Family, Loyalty, L.A.
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