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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 or away ).
- 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
/ ʃ±ðɪ±¹ /
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
- informal.to 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
- close shave informal.a narrow escape
Derived Forms
- ˈ²õ³ó²¹±¹²¹²ú±ô±ð, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²õ³ó²¹±¹î€ƒa·²ú±ô±ð ²õ³ó²¹±¹±ða·²ú±ô±ð adjective
- °ù±ð·²õ³ó²¹±¹±ð verb reshaved reshaving
- un·²õ³ó²¹±¹î€ƒa·²ú±ô±ð adjective
- un·²õ³ó²¹±¹±ða·²ú±ô±ð adjective
- ³Ü²Ô·²õ³ó²¹±¹±ð»å adjective
- ·É±ð±ô±ô-²õ³ó²¹±¹±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of shave1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of shave1
Idioms and Phrases
see close call (shave) .Example Sentences
The soap has also caught the attention of Michelin star chefs in London where they have been adding shavings to the food.
Members of the Los Angeles police and fire departments took part in the 22nd annual St. Baldrick’s fundraiser, with members having their heads shaved in solidarity with child cancer patients.
Upon their arrival, the migrants are pulled from the buses and their heads are shaved.
She saw men with shaved heads and shackles on their hands and feet, being forcefully escorted by heavily-armed security forces.
Trump himself shared a video of the deportees having their heads shaved upon landing in El Salvador.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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