shave

shave  (shv)

v. shaved, shaved or shav·en (shvn), shav·ing, shaves

v.tr.

1.

a. To remove the beard or other body hair from, with a razor or shaver: The barber lathered his face and then shaved him.

b. To cut (the beard, for example) at the surface of the skin with a razor or shaver.

2. To crop, trim, or mow closely: shave a meadow.

3.

a. To remove thin slices from: shave a board.

b. To cut or scrape into thin slices; shred: shave chocolate.

4. To come close to or graze in passing. See Synonyms at brush¹.

5. To limit the number of (points) scored by one's own team in an athletic contest by point-shaving.

6.

a. To purchase (a note) at a reduction greater than the legal or customary rate.

b. To cut (a price) by a slight margin.

v.intr.

To remove the beard or other body hair with a razor or shaver.

n.

1. The act, process, or result of shaving.

2. A thin slice or scraping; a shaving.

3. Any of various tools used for shaving.

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[Middle English shaven, to scrape, from Old English sceafan.]

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shave

Verb

[shaving, shaved; shaved] or shaven

1. to remove (the beard or hair) from (the face, head, or body) by using a razor or shaver

2. to remove thin slices from (wood or other material) with a sharp cutting tool

3. to touch (someone or something) lightly in passing

Noun

1. the act or an instance of shaving

2. the removal of hair from a man's face by a razor

3. a tool for cutting off thin slices

4. close shave Informal a narrow escape [Old English sceafan]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shave - the act of removing hair with a razor shaving depilation, epilation - the act of removing hair (as from an animal skin) tonsure - shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order
Verb	1.	shave - remove body hair with a razor razor - shave with a razor tonsure - shave the head of a newly inducted monk neaten, groom - care for one's external appearance; "He is always well-groomed"
	2.	shave - cut closely; "trim my beard" trim cut - shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of; "cut my hair" fleece, shear - shear the wool from; "shear sheep"
	3.	shave - cut the price of knock off cut down, reduce, trim back, trim down, cut, cut back, trim, bring down - cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits" mark down - reduce the price of
	4.	shave - cut or remove with or as if with a plane; "The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood" plane cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
	5.	shave - make shavings of or reduce to shavings; "shave the radish" cut up, carve - cut to pieces; "Father carved the ham"
	6.	shave - touch the surface of lightly; "His back shaved the counter in passing" crease, graze, rake - scrape gently; "graze the skin" skive - remove the surface of; "skive leather"

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shave

verb 1. trim, crop

verb 2. scrape, plane, trim, shear, pare

verb 3. brush past, touch, graze

Translations

shave [ʃeɪv] vt → afeitar, rasurar

vi → afeitarse

n to have a shave → afeitarse

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shave [ʃeɪv] vt → raser

vi → se raser

n to have a shave → se raser

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shave [ʃeɪv] vt → rasieren

vi → sich rasieren

n to have a shave → sich rasieren

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shave [ʃeɪv] vt → radere, rasare

vi → radersi, farsi la barba

n to have a shave → farsi la barba