Shave

Quick meaning: Shave is a verb meaning (transitive) To cut anything in this fashion.

Meaning

(transitive) To cut anything in this fashion.

More Meanings

1. (intransitive) To remove hair from one's face by this means.
2. (transitive) To cut finely, for example slices of meat.
3. To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing.
4. To reduce in size, weight, time taken etc., usually by a small amount.
5. (transitive) To make (the head, skin etc.) bald or (the hair) shorter by using a tool such as a razor or electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin.
6. (US, slang, dated, transitive) To buy (a note) at a discount greater than the legal rate of interest, or to deduct in discounting it more than the legal rate allows.
7. (archaic, transitive) To be hard and severe in a bargain with; to practice extortion on; to cheat.

Example Sentences

Now shaves with level wing the deep.

I had little time to shave this morning.

I instructed the barber to give me a shave.

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Word Forms

• shaves
• shaving
• shaved
• shaven

Synonyms for shave

Depending on context, synonyms include stab, chef, ching, juice, shiv, jook.

Related Words

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