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- Dictionaryshave/ʃeɪv/
verb
- 1. (of a man) cut the hair off the 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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verb. uk / ʃeɪv / us / ʃeɪv / shave verb (REMOVE HAIR) Add to word list. B1 [ I or T ] to remove hair from the body, especially a man's face, by cutting it close to the skin with a razor, so that the skin feels smooth: John has to shave twice a day. I always shave my legs in the shower. Do you shave under your arms?
The meaning of SHAVE is to remove a thin layer from. How to use shave in a sentence.
to remove hair from (the face, legs, etc.) by cutting it off close to the skin with a razor. to cut off (hair, especially the beard) close to the skin with a razor (often followed by off or away ). to cut or scrape away the surface of with a sharp-edged tool: to shave hides in preparing leather.
12 meanings: 1. to remove (the beard, hair, etc) from (the face, head, or body) by scraping the skin with a razor 2. to cut or.... Click for more definitions.
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.
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 ).
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.
