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Definition of Shave
1. Verb. Remove body hair with a razor. "They shave their hair "
Generic synonyms: Groom, Neaten
Derivative terms: Shaver, Shaver, Shaving
2. Noun. The act of removing hair with a razor.
3. Verb. Cut closely. "They shave their hair "; "Trim my beard"
Generic synonyms: Cut
Specialized synonyms: Fleece, Shear
Derivative terms: Trim, Trimming
4. Verb. Cut the price of.
Generic synonyms: Bring Down, Cut, Cut Back, Cut Down, Reduce, Trim, Trim Back, Trim Down
Specialized synonyms: Mark Down
5. Verb. Cut or remove with or as if with a plane. "The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood"
6. Verb. Make shavings of or reduce to shavings. "The chefs shave the vegetables"; "Shave the radish"
7. Verb. Touch the surface of lightly. "His back shaved the counter in passing"
Definition of Shave
1. v. t. To cut or pare off from the surface of a body with a razor or other edged instrument; to cut off closely, as with a razor; as, to shave the beard.
2. 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.
3. n. A thin slice; a shaving.
Definition of Shave
1. Verb. (transitive) To make bald by using a tool such as a razor or pair of electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) To do the same to one's face. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To cut finely, as with slices of meat. ¹
4. Noun. An instance of shaving. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Shave
1. to sever the hair close to the roots [v SHAVED, SHAVEN, SHAVING, SHAVES] : SHAVABLE [adj]
Medical Definition of Shave
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1. To cut or pare off from the surface of a body with a razor or other edged instrument; to cut off closely, as with a razor; as, to shave the beard.
2. To make bare or smooth by cutting off closely the surface, or surface covering, of; especially, to remove the hair from with a razor or other sharp instrument; to take off the beard or hair of; as, to shave the face or the crown of the head; he shaved himself. "I'll shave your crown for this." (Shak) "The laborer with the bending scythe is seen Shaving the surface of the waving green." (Gay)
3. To cut off thin slices from; to cut in thin slices. "Plants bruised or shaven in leaf or root." (Bacon)
4. To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing. "Now shaves with level wing the deep." (Milton)
5. To strip; to plunder; to fleece. To shave a note, to buy it at a discount greater than the legal rate of interest, or to deduct in discounting it more than the legal rate allows.
Origin: OE. Shaven, schaven, AS. Scafan, sceafan; akin to D. Schaven, G. Schaben, Icel. Skafa, Sw. Skafva, Dan. Skave, Goth. Scaban, Russ. Kopate to dig, Gr, and probably to L. Scabere to scratch, to scrape. Cf. Scab, Shaft, Shape.
1. A thin slice; a shaving.
2. A cutting of the beard; the operation of shaving.
3. An exorbitant discount on a note. A premium paid for an extension of the time of delivery or payment, or for the right to vary a stock contract in any particular.
4. A hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end; a drawing knife; a spokeshave.
5. The act of passing very near to, so as almost to graze; as, the bullet missed by a close shave.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shave
Literary usage of Shave
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Innocents Abroad, Or, The New Pilgrims' Progress: Being Some Account of by Mark Twain (1870)
"... and went through with the cruel infliction of a shave by a French barber;
tears of exquisite agony coursed down my cheeks, now and then, but I survived. ..."
2. The Innocents Abroad, Or, The New Pilgrims' Progress: Being Some Account of by Mark Twain (1870)
"... and went through with the cruel infliction of a shave by a French barber;
tears of exquisite agony coursed down my cheeks, now and then, but I survived. ..."
3. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1882)
"Sw. skaft, G. schaß, Du. Schacht (for schaff). shave. ... to shave, cut, L.
¡cohere, to scratch, scrape, Gk. a«airr(iv, to dig. (^ SKAP.) Shaw, thicket. ..."
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