Remove body hair with a razor
obs. p. p. of
Noun
the act of removing hair with a razor
Verb
remove body hair with a razor
Verb
touch the surface of lightly; "His back shaved the counter in passing"
Verb
cut closely; "trim my beard"
Verb
make shavings of or reduce to shavings; "shave the radish"
Verb
cut or remove with or as if with a plane; "The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood"
Verb
cut the price of
obs. p. p. of Shave.
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.
v. t.
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.
v. t.
To cut off thin slices from; to cut in thin slices.
v. t.
To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to,
or touch lightly, in passing.
v. t.
To strip; to plunder; to fleece.
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.
v. t.
A thin slice; a shaving.
v. t.
A cutting of the beard; the operation of shaving.
v. t.
An exorbitant discount on a note.
v. t.
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.
v. t.
A hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at
each end; a drawing knife; a spokeshave.
v. t.
The act of passing very near to, so as almost to graze;
as, the bullet missed by a close shave.
Shave
His beard was shave as nigh as ever he can.
Shave
I'll shave your crown for this.
The laborer with the bending scythe is seen Shaving the surface of the waving green.3.
Plants bruised or shaven in leaf or root.4.
Now shaves with level wing the deep.5.
Shave
Shave
obs. p. p. of
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;
A thin slice; a shaving.
Usage Examples
The simple truth is that balding African-American men look cool when they shave their heads, whereas balding white men look like giant thumbs.
I hate being clean-shaven. My daughter gets very upset if I shave and says, 'Bring back the spikes, Dad.'
When my dad was badly weakened by the flu and my mom wanted to call an ambulance to take him to the emergency room, he wouldn't go unless he could shave first and change into a nice shirt and a pair of slacks.
I try to shave at night so my skin has a chance to settle by the early morning call-time.
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Other Usage ExamplesThe work is with me when I wake up in the morning it is with me while I eat my breakfast in bed and run through the newspaper, while I shave and bathe and dress.
Looking in the mirror to check if my tie is straight is a waste of my time. I only look in the mirror once a day, and that's in the morning when I shave.
The Marines was a fresh start - that is why they shave your head. I wish they would let you change your name.
A new father quickly learns that his child invariably comes to the bathroom at precisely the times when he's in there, as if he needed company. The only way for this father to be certain of bathroom privacy is to shave at the gas station.
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