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- Dictionaryshave/SHāv/
verb
- 1. cut the hair off one's face with a razor: "he washed, shaved, and had breakfast" Similar
- 2. cut (a thin slice or slices) from the surface of something: "scrape a large sharp knife across the surface, shaving off rolls of very fine chocolate" Similar
noun
- 1. an act of shaving hair from the face or a part of the body: "you need a shave"
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The meaning of SHAVE is to remove a thin layer from. How to use shave in a sentence.
to cut or scrape away the surface of with a sharp-edged tool: to shave hides in preparing leather. to reduce to shavings or thin slices: to shave wood. to cut or trim closely: to shave a lawn. to scrape, graze, or come very near to: The car just shaved the garage door. Synonyms: touch, glance, brush.
shave something by something, at shave something off something; See all meanings
verb. cut or remove with or as if with a plane. “The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood”. synonyms: plane. see more. verb. make shavings of or reduce to shavings. “ shave the radish”. see more.
SHAVE definition: 1. to cut hair off your face or body: 2. When a man has a shave, he shaves the hair growing on his…. Learn more.
Definition of shave verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to cut or scrape away the surface of with a sharp-edged tool: to shave hides in preparing leather. to reduce to shavings or thin slices: to shave wood. to cut or trim closely: to shave a lawn.
When you shave, you remove the hair from your face using a razor or shaver so that your face is smooth. He took a bath and shaved before dinner. He had shaved his face until it was smooth.
1. to remove a growth of hair or beard with a razor. v.t. 2. to remove hair from (the face, legs, etc.) by cutting it off close to the skin with a razor. 3. to cut off (hair, esp. the beard) close to the skin with a razor (often fol. by off or away ).
SHAVE meaning: 1 : to cut the hair, wool, etc., off (someone or something) very close to the skin; 2 : to cut off (hair, wool, a beard, etc.) very close to the skin often + off
