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   Shave

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   verb

   • 1. cut the hair off one's face with a razor: "he washed, shaved, and had breakfast" Similar cut offsnip offcroptrimbarbertonsure
   • ▪ cut the hair off (a part of the body) with a razor: "she shaved her legs"
   • ▪ cut the hair off the face or another part of the body of (someone) with a razor: "the barber shaves customers with a traditional cut-throat razor"
   • ▪ cut (hair) off with a razor: "professional male swimmers shave off their body hair"
   • 2. cut (a thin slice or slices) from the surface of something: "scrape a large sharp knife across the surface, shaving off rolls of very fine chocolate" Similar plane offpare offshear offwhittle offscrape offgrateshred
   • ▪ remove (a small amount) from something: "she shaved 0.5 seconds off the record" Similar take offremove fromlop offcut off
   • ▪ reduce by a small amount: "they shaved profit margins" Similar reducecutbring downlessendecreasemake smallerprunepare downshrinkslim downwhittle down
   • 3. pass or send something close to (something else), missing it narrowly: "Scott shaved the post in the 29th minute" Similar touch lightlybrushbrush againstgrazeglance offkiss

   noun

   • 1. an act of shaving hair from the face or a part of the body: "you need a shave"

   Word Origin Old Englishsc(e)afan ‘scrape away the surface of (something) by paring’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schaven and German schaben.

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   What does shave mean?

   • When you shave, you remove the hair from your face using a razor or shaver so that your face is smooth. He took a bath and shaved before dinner. [VERB] He had shaved his face until it was smooth. [VERB noun] It's a pity you shaved your moustache off. [V n with off] Shave is also a noun. He never seemed to need a shave.

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   What does shave a part of your body mean?

   • If someone shaves a part of their body, they remove the hair from it so that it is smooth. Some women shave their legs. [VERB noun] If you have long curly hair, don't shave it off. [V n with off] If you shave someone, you remove the hair from their face or another part of their body so that it is smooth. The doctors shaved his head. [VERB noun]

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   Is shave a noun or noun?

   • [V n with off] Shave is also a noun. He never seemed to need a shave. ...a range of shaving products. If someone shaves a part of their body, they remove the hair from it so that it is smooth. Some women shave their legs. [VERB noun] If you have long curly hair, don't shave it off. [V n with off]

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   What does shave a beard mean?

   • to cut off (hair, esp. the beard) close to the skin with a razor (often fol. by off or away). to cut or scrape away the surface of with a sharp-edged tool: to shave hides in preparing leather.

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   SHAVE definition: 1. to cut hair off your face or body: 2. When a man has a shave, he shaves the hair growing on his…. Learn more.

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   Brian had cut himself shaving. shave your head/legs/armpits etc She shaved her legs and underarms. 2 [ transitive] to remove very thin pieces from the surface of something Shave thin strips of cheese over the pasta. → shave something ↔ off → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus shave • It is especially important that no breaks in the ...

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   2 shave / ˈ ʃeɪv/ noun. plural shaves. Britannica Dictionary definition of SHAVE. [count] : an act of shaving — usually singular. He gave himself a shave. [=he shaved himself] — see also close shave. SHAVE meaning: 1 : to cut the hair, wool, etc., off (someone or something) very close to the skin; 2 : to cut off (hair, wool, a beard, etc ...

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   Jul 11, 2024 · Coordinate terms: shear, fleece, trim. ( transitive) To cut anything in this fashion. ( intransitive) To remove hair from one's face by this means. I had little time to shave this morning. ( transitive) To cut finely, as with slices of meat. To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing.

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