shave

[ sheyv ]

/ ʃeɪv /

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verb (used without object), shaved, shaved or (especially in combination) shav·en, shav·ing.

to remove a growth of beard with a razor.

verb (used with object), shaved, shaved or (especially in combination) shav·en, shav·ing.

to remove hair from (the face, legs, etc.) by cutting it off close to the skin with a razor.

to cut off (hair, especially the beard) close to the skin with a razor (often followed by off or away).

to cut or scrape away the surface of with a sharp-edged tool: to shave hides in preparing leather.

to reduce to shavings or thin slices: to shave wood.

to cut or trim closely: to shave a lawn.

to scrape, graze, or come very near to: The car just shaved the garage door.

Commerce. to purchase (a note) at a rate of discount greater than is legal or customary.

to reduce or deduct from: The store shaved the price of winter suits in the spring.

noun

the act, process, or an instance of shaving or being shaved.

a thin slice; a shaving.

any of various tools for shaving, scraping, removing thin slices, etc.

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Origin of shave

before 900; (v.) Middle English schaven, schafen,Old English sc(e)afan; cognate with Dutch schaven to plane (a plank), abrade (the skin), Low German schaven,German schaben,Old Norse skafa to scrape, Gothic skaban to shear, shave; (noun) Middle English schave tool for shaving, Old English sc(e)afa, derivative of the v.

SYNONYMS FOR shave

7 brush, glance, touch.

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OTHER WORDS FROM shave

shav·a·ble, shave·a·ble, adjectivere·shave, verb re·shaved, re·shav·ing.un·shav·a·ble, adjectiveun·shave·a·ble, adjective

un·shaved, adjectivewell-shaved, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for shave

And when he shaved clean the perfectly coiffed hair, she was viscerally horrified.
From Fashion Player to Photographer Monk|Nina Strochlic|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At least Jake Gyllenhaal shaved off his grotesque face scarf this year.
Leo, the Beard Has to Go: When a Man’s Facial Hair Reaches Crisis Point|Tim Teeman|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I was really strong, I had put on all this muscle for this movie I did and I had a shaved head.
Scott Haze on Playing a Necrophiliac in ‘Child of God’ and Naked Paintballing with James Franco|Melissa Leon|August 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
France was the host, and their team was a mélange of skin tones and shaved heads the likes of which had never been seen before.
Why Americans Should Love the World Cup|Sean Wilsey|June 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Amy Blakemore, an award-winning poet who dons a shaved head and nose ring, seems an unlikely choice for a fashion model.
London’s Anti-Agency: A New Breed of Modeling|Erin Cunningham|March 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So in haste he went and fetched his razor, and seizing the goat he shaved her head as smooth as the palm of his hand.
Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm|Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm
His forehead sloped away back, or maybe the front part of his head being all shaved made it look that way.
The Haunted Pajamas|Francis Perry Elliott
I noticed later they were not ground to an edge, but shaved with steel spoke-shave.
From Edinburgh to India & Burmah|William G. Burn Murdoch
He lighted his candle, and shaved himself with an unshaken hand.
Skipper Worse|Alexander Lange Kielland
She promised to wear woman's apparel, and to let her head be shaved.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)|Anatole France

British Dictionary definitions for shave

shave

/ (ʃeɪv) /

verb shaves, shaving, shaved, shaved or shaven (mainly tr)

(also intr) to remove (the beard, hair, etc) from (the face, head, or body) by scraping the skin with a razor

to cut or trim very closely

to reduce to shavings

to remove thin slices from (wood, etc) with a sharp cutting tool; plane or pare

to touch or graze in passing

informal to reduce (a price) by a slight amount

US commerce to purchase (a commercial paper) at a greater rate of discount than is customary or legal

noun

the act or an instance of shaving

any tool for scraping

a thin slice or shaving

an instance of barely touching something

close shave informal a narrow escape

Derived forms of shave

shavable or shaveable, adjective

Word Origin for shave

Old English sceafan; related to Old Norse skafa, Gothic skaban to shave, Latin scabere to scrape

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verb (used without object), shaved, shaved or (especially in combination) shav·en, shav·ing.

verb (used with object), shaved, shaved or (especially in combination) shav·en, shav·ing.

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verb (used without object), shaved, shaved or (especially in combination) shav·en, shav·ing.

verb (used with object), shaved, shaved or (especially in combination) shav·en, shav·ing.

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verb shaves, shaving, shaved, shaved or shaven (mainly tr)

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