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v. To remove the beard or other body hair from, with a razor or shaver: The barber lathered his face and then shaved him.

v. To cut (the beard, for example) at the surface of the skin with a razor or shaver.

v. To crop, trim, or mow closely: shave a meadow.

v. To remove thin slices from: shave a board.

v. To cut or scrape into thin slices; shred: shave chocolate.

v. To come close to or graze in passing. See Synonyms at brush1.

v. To limit the number of (points) scored by one's own team in an athletic contest by point-shaving.

v. To purchase (a note) at a reduction greater than the legal or customary rate.

v. To cut (a price) by a slight margin.

verb-intransitive. To remove the beard or other body hair with a razor or shaver.

n. The act, process, or result of shaving.

n. A thin slice or scraping; a shaving.

n. Any of various tools used for shaving.

v. To make bald by using a tool such as a razor or pair of electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin.

v. To do the same to one's face.

v. To cut finely, as with slices of meat.

v. to make a passage at a close distance

n. An instance of shaving.

obs. p. p. of shave.

v. 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.

v. 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

v. To cut off thin slices from; to cut in thin slices.

v. To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing.

v. To strip; to plunder; to fleece.

verb-intransitive. 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.

n. A thin slice; a shaving.

n. A cutting of the beard; the operation of shaving.

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n. An exorbitant discount on a note.

n. 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.

n. A hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end; a drawing knife; a spokeshave.

n. The act of passing very near to, so as almost to graze.

To remove by a slicing, paring, or sliding action of a keen-edged instrument; especially, to remove by cutting close to the skin with a razor: sometimes with off: as, to shave the beard.

To make bare by cutting off the hair, or the like: as, to shave the chin or head; also, to remove the hair or beard of with a razor: as, to shave a man: often used figuratively.

To cut down gradually by taking off thin shavings or parings: as, to shave shingles or hoops.

To skim along or near the surface of; pass very close to; come very near touching or grazing. Compare shave, n., 3.

To strip; fleéce; cheat; swindle.

Synonyms and Peel, Shave off, etc. See pare, transitive verb

To remove the beard with a razor; use a razor in removing the beard or hair from the face or head.

To be hard or extortionate in bargains; specifically, to purchase notes or securities at a greater discount than is common.

n. The act or operation of shaving; the being shaved.

n. A shaving; a thin paring.

n. Motion so close to something as almost to scrape or graze it; a very close approach; hence, an exceedingly narrow miss or escape: often with close or near.

n. A knife with a long blade and a handle at each end, for shaving hoops, spokes (a spoke-shave), etc.; a drawing-knife, used by shoe-makers.

n. In stock transactions, a premium or consideration paid for an extension of time of delivery or payment, or for the right to vary a contract in some particular.

n. The proportion of receipts paid by a local theatrical manager to a traveling company or combination.

n. One who is close or hard in bargaining; specifically, one who shaves notes.

n. A trick; a piece of knavery, especially in money matters; hence, by extension, any piece of deception.

n. A Middle English past participle of shave.

In hat-making, to rub down the outside of (a felt hat), as with pumice or sandpaper.

To remove a thin film of oxid from a metal surface, as of sheet-lead or lead-pipe, so as to expose a clean area to receive the solder in making a joint.

v. cut the price of

v. cut or remove with or as if with a plane

v. remove body hair with a razor

v. cut closely

v. make shavings of or reduce to shavings

v. touch the surface of lightly

n. the act of removing hair with a razor

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shaved    shaven    shaves    shaving    shove   

cut    cut up    carve   

pare    graze    cheat    to shave notes    shaven latten   

shaven   

unshaved    shave down    shave off    shave cream    shaveling    reshave    shave foam    shave brush    aftershave    close shave   

strip    plunder    fleece    cheat    shaving    spokeshave    cut    paring    graze   

Dave    Wave    aftershave    behave    brave    cave    concave    crave    deprave    engrave   

hairless    clean-shaven    bald    tan    hairy    sunburn    bearded    shiny    bronzed    bony