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shave

/ shave /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of removing hair with a razor
Type of:
depilation epilation
Kinds of:
tonsure
verb Sense 2
remove body hair with a razor
Type of:
groom neaten
Kinds of:
razor tonsure
Derived:
shaving shaver electric shaver electric razor
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
touch the surface of lightly
"His back shaved the counter in passing"
Type of:
graze crease rake
Kinds of:
skive
Derived:
grazing shaving skimming
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
cut closely
"trim my beard"
Type of:
cut
Kinds of:
fleece shear
Derived:
trim trimming clipping
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 5
make shavings of or reduce to shavings
"shave the radish"
Type of:
carve cut up
Derived:
paring sliver shaving
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 6
cut the price of
Type of:
reduce cut down cut back
Kinds of:
mark down
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 7
cut or remove with or as if with a plane
"The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood"
Type of:
cut
Derived:
plane carpenter's plane woodworking plane planer planing machine
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
55%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
39
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

depilation epilation tonsure groom neaten razor graze crease rake skive cut fleece