What is the meaning of shave?

noun

  • The act of removing hair with a razor.

verb

  • Remove body hair with a razor.
  • Cut closely.
    • usage: "trim my beard"
  • Cut the price of.
  • Cut or remove with or as if with a plane.
    • usage: "The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood"
  • Make shavings of or reduce to shavings.
    • usage: "shave the radish"
  • Touch the surface of lightly.
    • usage: "His back shaved the counter in passing"
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APAWordNet. (2010). shave. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/shave/definitions/1189686
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