shave
- shave
shave1 [ ʃeıv ] verb *
1. ) intransitive or transitive to make a part of your body smooth by cutting off the hair using a RAZOR or SHAVER:
I cut myself while I was shaving.
They wore big boots and had shaved heads.
How often do you shave your legs?
2. ) transitive to pass very close to something:
Hewlett's close-range shot shaved the goalpost.
,shave `off phrasal verb transitive
1. ) to cut hair from part of your body using a RAZOR or a SHAVER:
You've shaved off your beard.
2. ) to reduce an amount:
He managed to shave nearly a second off the world record.
3. ) to cut thin pieces from the surface of something:
She shaved off some slices of Parmesan cheese for the salad.
shave
shave 2 [ ʃeıv ] noun singular
an act of cutting the hair from a part of your body using a RAZOR or SHAVER:
I think I need a shave.
a close shave
a situation in which you only just avoid something dangerous or unpleasant
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English.
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Shave — Shave, v. t. [imp. {Shaved} (sh[=a]vd);p. p. {Shaved} or {Shaven} (sh[=a]v n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Shaving}.] [OE. shaven, schaven, AS. scafan, sceafan; akin to D. schaven, G. schaben, Icel. skafa, Sw. skafva, Dan. skave, Goth. scaban, Russ. kopate… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shave — Shave, n. [AS. scafa, sceafa, a sort of knife. See {Shave}, v. t.] 1. A thin slice; a shaving. Wright. [1913 Webster] 2. A cutting of the beard; the operation of shaving. [1913 Webster] 3. (a) An exorbitant discount on a note. [Cant, U.S.] (b) A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shave — [shāv] vt. shaved, shaved or shaven, shaving [ME schaven < OE sceafan, akin to Ger schaben < IE base * (s)kab , to cut > L scabere, to shave] 1. to cut or scrape away a thin slice or slices from [to shave the edge of a door] 2. to cut or … English World dictionary
Shave — (sh[=a]v), obs. p. p. of {Shave}. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] His beard was shave as nigh as ever he can. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shave — may refer fo: * to shave refers to the act of shaving * Shave, a song by Enon from their 2003 album Hocus Pocus … Wikipedia
Shave — Shave, v. i. To use a razor for removing the beard; to cut closely; hence, to be hard and severe in a bargain; to practice extortion; to cheat. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shave — index decrease, minimize Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
shave — vb *brush, graze, glance, skim Analogous words: touch, contact (see corresponding nouns at CONTACT): *escape, avoid … New Dictionary of Synonyms
shave — The verb has a past form and past participle shaved, but the adjectival form is normally shaven, as in clean shaven … Modern English usage
shave — [v] cut outer covering off barber, brush, clip, crop, cut, cut back, cut down, decorticate, graze, kiss, make bare, pare, peel, plane, prune, shear, shingle, shred, skim, skin, slash, slice thin, sliver, strip, touch, trim; concepts… … New thesaurus
shave — ► VERB 1) cut the hair off one s face with a razor. 2) cut the hair off (part of the body) with a razor. 3) cut (a thin slice or slices) off something. 4) reduce by a small amount. 5) pass or send something very close to. ► NOUN 1) … English terms dictionary
