shave (sh v)v. shaved, shaved or shav·en (sh  v n), 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. [Middle English shaven, to scrape, from Old English sceafan.] |
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]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  shave - the act of removing hair with a razordepilation, 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 |
| 2. |  shave - cut closely; "trim my beard" cut - shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of; "cut my hair" | |
| 3. | shave - cut the price of 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" cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope" | |
| 5. | shave - make shavings of or reduce to shavings; "shave the radish" | |
| 6. | shave - touch the surface of lightly; "His back shaved the counter in passing" skive - remove the surface of; "skive leather" |
shave
Translations
shave
v shave [ʃeiv]
1 to cut away (hair) from (usually oneself) with a razor He only shaves once a week. skeer يَحْلِق обръснвам (се) (o)holit (se) barbere sig rasieren ξυρίζω, ξυρίζομαι afeitarse raseerima اصلاح كردن صورت ajaa partansa (se) raser לְגַלֵח मूंड़ना brijati, obrijati borotválkozik mencukur raka (sig) radersi, farsi la barba そる 면도하다 skusti(s) skūties; skūt bercukur (zich) scheren barbere (seg) golić się fazer a barba a (se) rade брить(ся) (o)holiť (sa) briti (se) brijati raka [] โกน tıraş olmak/etmek 刮臉 голитися مونڈنا، استرا پھیرنا cạo( râu, mặt, đầu) 刮脸
2 (sometimes withoff) to scrape or cut away (the surface of wood etc) The joiner shaved a thin strip off the edge of the door. skuur يَقشُط، يَقْشِر режа (o)hoblovat høvle; file abschaben ξύνω, κόβω (συν. την επιφάνεια ξύλου) cepillar lõikama, hööveldama لايه لايه تراشيدن höylätä, vuolla raboter “לְגַלֵח” छीलना blanjati levág menyerut skafa piallare けずる ...을 깎다[] nudrožti ēvelēt; drāzt membuang schaven høvle, skave strugać aparar a da la rindea строгать (o)hobľovať stružiti sastrugati skrapa, hyvla โกนออก rendelemek, yontmak 刨去 стругати; тесати باریک پرت اتارنا bào 刨去
3 to touch lightly in passing The car shaved the wall. liggies raak يَلْمِس، يَحْتَك بِ докосвам леко dotknout se skrabe streifen περνώ ξυστά pasar rozando riivama از كنار چيزي رد شدن و به آن نخوردن hipoa raser “לְשַפְשֵף” छू जाना šmugnuti tik uza, za dlaku promašiti súrol menyerempet strjúkast við rasentare すれすれに通る ...을 스치다, ...을 스칠듯 지나다 brūkštelėti aizķert; nobrāzt menggesel schampen sneie, skrape, stryke ocierać się o raspar a şterge зацепить zavadiť oplaziti očešati snudda, tuscha ขูด sürtünmek, sıyırmak 擦過 злегка зачепити ہلکے سے چھو جانا sượt, chạm 擦过
n
(the result of) an act of shaving. skeer حِلاقَه، كَشْط، قَشْر бръснене oholení barbering die Rasur ξύρισμα afeitado habeme-ajamine اصلاح parranajo rasage גִילוּח मुंडन brijanje borotvál(koz)ás cukuran rakstur rasatura そること 면도 skutimas(is) skūšana; skūšanās bercukur het scheren barbering golenie, otarcie się apara ras бритьё holenie britje brijanje rakning การโกน tıraş (olma) 刮臉 гоління مونڈنے کا عمل sự cạo 刮脸
adj shaven
shaved He was dark and clean- shaven. geskeer حَليق الذَّقْن обръснат oholený barberet; -barberet rasiert (φρεσκο)ξυρισμένος afeitado raseeritud اصلاح شده ajeltu rasé מְגוּלָח मुंडा हुआ obrijan borotvált gundul rakaður rasato, sbarbato ひげをそった (수염을) 깎은, 면도한 nusiskutęs noskuvies bercukur rapi geschoren (glatt)barbert ogolony barbeado bărbierit (вы)бритый oholený obrit obrijan rakad ที่โกนหนวดเคราออก tıraş olmuş 刮過臉的 голений مونڈا ہوا đã được cạo 刮过脸的
n pl shavings
very thin strips especially of wood The glasses were packed in wood shavings. saagsels قُشارَه، نُحاتَه، بُرايَه талаш hobliny (høvl-)spåner der Span ροκανίδια συν. ξύλου (πληθ.) viruta laastud تراشه lastut copeaux שְבָבֵי עֵץ छीलन, कतरन strugotine, blanjevine forgács serutan spænir trucioli かんなずく 깎아낸 부스러기, 대팻밥 drožlės skaida[] tatal schaafsel spon wióry aparas aşchie; talaş стружка hobliny ostružki iverje spån สิ่งที่ถูกโกนออก yonga, talaş 刨花 стружка کترنیں vỏ bào 刨花
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