razor (redirected from razoring)

ra·zor  (rzr)

n.

1. A sharp-edged cutting instrument used especially for shaving the face or other body parts.

2. A device for holding a razorblade, with guards to prevent cutting of the skin. Also called safety razor.

3. An electric instrument with vibrating or rotating blades used for shaving.

tr.v. ra·zored, ra·zor·ing, ra·zors

To shave, cut, or remove with or as with a razor: razored off the mustache; razored pages from a rare book.

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[Middle English rasor, from Old French, from raser, to scrape; see raze.]

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razor [ˈreɪzə]

n

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) a sharp implement used esp by men for shaving the face

on a razor's edge or razor-edge in an acute dilemma

vb

(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) (tr) to cut or shave with a razor

[from Old French raseor, from raser to shave; see raze]

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raze, razor - Raze, from French raser, "shave close," is from Latin radere, "scrape, scratch"—also giving us razor.

See also related terms for scrape.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	razor - edge tool used in shaving             edge tool - any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge) razorblade - a blade that has very sharp edge safety razor - a razor with a guard to prevent deep cuts in the skin electric razor, electric shaver, shaver - a razor powered by an electric motor straight razor - a razor with a straight cutting edge enclosed in a case that forms a handle when the razor is opened for use
Verb	1.	razor - shave with a razor shave - remove body hair with a razor

Translations

razor [ˈreɪzəʳ]

A. N (open) → navaja f, chaveta f (Peru); (safety) → maquinilla f de afeitar
electric razor → máquina f de afeitar
it's on a razor's edge → está en un brete

B. CPD razor blade N → hoja f or cuchilla f de afeitar
razor burn N → erosión f cutánea
razor cut N (Hairdressing) → corte m a la navaja

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razor [ˈreɪzə^r] n → rasoir m
disposable razor → rasoir jetable
electric razor → rasoir électrique
razor blade n → lame f de rasoir
razor cut n → coupe f au rasoir
razor-sharp [ˌreɪzə^rˈʃɑː^rp] adj

[knife, teeth, blade] → tranchant(e) comme un rasoir

[person] → vif/ive; [wit, mind, intelligence] → acéré(e), aiguisé(e)
razor wire n → barbelés mpl

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razor

n → Rasierapparat m; (cutthroat) → Rasiermesser nt; electric razor → Elektrorasierer m; razor’s edge (fig) = razor edge b

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razor:

razorback

n (Zool) → Finnwal m

razorbill

n (Zool) → Tordalk m

razor blade

n → Rasierklinge f

razor cut

n → Messerschnitt m

razor-cut

vt → mit dem Messer schneiden

razor edge

n

(= mountain ridge) → Grat m

(fig) we are living on a razor → wir stehen vor einem Abgrund

razor-sharp

adj knife → scharf (wie ein Rasiermesser); teeth → rasiermesserscharf; (fig) person → sehr scharfsinnig; mind, wit → messerscharf

razor wire

n → Bandstacheldraht m, → Natodraht m (inf)

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razor [ˈreɪzəʳ] n → rasoio

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razor

n razor [ˈreizə]

an instrument for shaving, having a sharp cutting edge, blade (a razor-blade), or electrically-powered revolving cutters. lem موسى الحِلاقَه самобръсначка holicí strojek barberkniv; barbermaskine das Rasiermesser ξυράφι, ξυριστική μηχανή navaja/maquinilla de afeitar habemenuga, pardel ریش تراش partaveitsi rasoir תַּעַר उस्तरा britva, aparat za brijanje borotva pisau cukur rakvél rasoio かみそり 면도칼 skustuvas, skutimosi peiliukas žilete pisau cukur scheermes barberhøvel/-maskin brzytwa, żyletka, golarka elektryczna navalha aparat de ras бритва holiaci strojček britev; brivnik brijač rakkniv, -hyvel มีดโกน tıraş makinası 剃刀 бритва استرا dao cạo 剃刀

adj razor-ˈsharp

as sharp as a razor. lemskerp حادٌّ كالموسى остър като бръснач ostrý jako břitva knivskarp rasierklingenscharf κοφτερός σαν ξυράφι muy afilado vahe, terav nagu habemenuga تیغ veitsenterävä tranchant comme un rasoir חַד כְּתַעַר तेज उस्तरा oštro kao britva borotvaéles sangat tajam egghvass, beittur (affilato come un rasoio) かみそりのように鋭い 아주 날카로운 aštrus kaip skustuvas ļoti ass; ass kā nazis setajam cukur vlijmscherp knivskarp ostry jak brzytwa bem afiado foarte ascuţit острый как бритва ostrý ako britva oster (kot britev) oštar kao brijač rakbladsvass คมเหมือนมีดโกน ustura gibi keskin 像剃刀般鋒利的 гострий, як бритва بہت تیز دھار والا sắc như dao cạo 像剃刀一样锋利的

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razor → موسي الحلاقة břitva barberkniv Rasiermesser ξυράφι navaja barbera parranajokone rasoir brijač rasoio かみそり 면도칼 scheerapparaat barberhøvel brzytwa navalha бритва rakhyvel มีดโกน traş bıçağı dao cạo 剃刀