Shave - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ʃeɪv|  American pronunciation of the word shave
Brit.  |ʃeɪv|  British pronunciation of the word shave
irregular verb:  p.t. — shaved  p.p. — shaved

noun

- the act of removing hair with a razor (syn: shaving)

verb

- remove body hair with a razor
- cut closely (syn: trim)
- cut the price of (syn: knock off)
- cut or remove with or as if with a plane (syn: plane)
The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood
- make shavings of or reduce to shavings
shave the radish
- touch the surface of lightly
His back shaved the counter in passing

Extra examples

She cut herself while shaving her legs.

The sheep were all shaved.

He shaves every morning before breakfast.

I cut myself shaving this morning.

She shaves her dog's fur in the summer.

He shaved some butter from the container.

Getting the car into the garage, I shaved off some of the paint from the door.

You can only shave through the straits at half-tide.

New procedures shave minutes from the unloading process.

He should have a shave.

The next instant the hind coach passed my engine by a shave.

Try and take off the smallest possible shaves.

He hadn't shaved for days.

Brian had cut himself shaving.

She shaved her legs and underarms.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: shave
he/she/it: shaves
present participle: shaving
past tense: shaved
past participle: shaved
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