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View usage for: (ʃeɪv) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense shaves, present participle shaving, past tense, past participle shaved1. verbWhen 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. [VERB] He had shaved his face until it was smooth. [VERB noun] It's a pity you shaved your moustache off. [V n with off] Synonyms: trim, cut, crop, barber More Synonyms of shave Shave is also a noun. He never seemed to need a shave. shaving uncountable noun ...a range of shaving products. 2. verbIf someone shaves a part of their body, they remove the hair from it so that it is smooth. Some women shave their legs. [VERB noun] If you have long curly hair, don't shave it off. [V n with off] 3. verbIf you shave someone, you remove the hair from their face or another part of their body so thatit is smooth. The doctors shaved his head. [VERB noun] She had to call a barber to shave him. [VERB noun] 4. verbIf you shave off part of a piece of wood or other material, you cut very thin pieces from it. I set the log on the ground and shaved off the bark. [V n with off] She was shaving thin slices off a courgette. [V n + off] Synonyms: scrape, plane, trim, shear More Synonyms of shave 5. verbIf you shave a small amount off something such as a record, cost, or price, you reduce it by that amount. She's already shaved four seconds off the national record for the mile. [V n + off/from] Supermarket chains have shaved prices. [VERB noun] Synonyms: reduce, lower, slash, decrease More Synonyms of shave 6. See also shaving More Synonyms of shave (ʃeɪv) verbWord forms: shaves, shaving, shaved, shaved or shaven (mainly tr)1. (also intr) to remove (the beard, hair, etc) from (the face, head, or body) by scraping the skin with a razor 2. to cut or trim very closely 4. to remove thin slices from (wood, etc) with a sharp cutting tool; plane or pare 5. to touch or graze in passing 6. informal to reduce (a price) by a slight amount 7. US business to purchase (a commercial paper) at a greater rate of discount than is customary or legal noun8. the act or an instance of shaving 10. a thin slice or shaving 11. an instance of barely touching something 12. close shave Derived forms shavable (ˈshavable) or shaveable (ˈshaveable) adjective Word origin Old English sceafan; related to Old Norse skafa, Gothic skaban to shave, Latin scabere to scrape shave in American English (ʃeɪv) verb transitiveWord forms: shaved, shaved or ˈshaven, ˈshaving1. to cut or scrape away a thin slice or slices from to shave the edge of a door 2. to cut or scrape into thin sections or slices shaved ham 3. a. to cut off (hair, esp. the beard) at the surface of the skin often with off or away b. to cut the hair to the surface of to shave the chin, the legs, etc. c. to cut the beard of (a person) 4. to barely touch or just miss touching in passing; graze 5. to cut short or trim (grass, etc.) closely 6. US to discount (a note, bill, etc.) by more than the legal or customary rate 7. US, Informal to lower (a price, rate, etc.) by a slight margin verb intransitive8. to cut off hair or beard with a razor or shaver; shave oneself noun9. a tool used for cutting thin slices, as of wood, from a surface 10. something shaved or sliced off; shaving 11. the act or an instance of shaving the beard close shave Word origin ME schaven < OE sceafan, akin to Ger schaben < IE base * (s)kab-, to cut > L scabere, to shave More idioms containingshave have a close shave Examples of 'shave' in a sentenceshave Word lists withshave toolBritish English: shave / ʃeɪv/ VERB When a man shaves, he removes the hair from his face using a razor or shaver so that his face is smooth. He took a bath and shaved before dinner. It's a pity you shaved your moustache off. - American English: shave
- Arabic: يَحْلِقُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: fazer a barba
- Chinese: 剃须
- Croatian: brijati se
- Czech: holit se
- Danish: barbere (sig)
- Dutch: scheren
- European Spanish: afeitarse
- Finnish: ajaa parta
- French: raser
- German: rasieren
- Greek: ξυρίζομαι
- Italian: rasare
- Japanese: 剃る
- Korean: 면도하다
- Norwegian: barbere (seg)
- Polish: golić
- European Portuguese: fazer a barba
- Romanian: a se bărbieri
- Russian: бриться
- Latin American Spanish: afeitarse
- Swedish: raka (sig)
- Thai: โกน
- Turkish: tıraş olmak
- Ukrainian: голитися
- Vietnamese: cạo râu
All related terms of 'shave'Chinese translation of 'shave' vt - [head, legs]
剃毛发(髮) (tì máofà) - [person]
剃须(鬚) (tìxū)
n to have a shave 刮脸(臉) (guā liǎn)
Definition to remove (the beard or hair) from (the face, head, or body) by using a razor or shaver It's a pity you shaved your moustache off. Definition to remove thin slices from (wood or other material) with a sharp cutting tool I set the log on the ground and shaved off the bark. Supermarket chains have shaved prices. She's already shaved four seconds off the national record. Definition to touch (someone or something) lightly in passing The ball shaved the goalpost. Additional synonymsDefinition to cut (something) very short She cropped her hair and dyed it blonde. Synonyms cut, reduce, trim, clip, dock, prune, shorten, shear, snip, pare, lop, top, mowDefinition to make or become less in size, strength, or quantity The medication is said to decrease the risk of heart attack. Synonyms reduce, cut, lower, contract, depress, moderate, weaken, diminish, turn down, slow down, cut down, shorten, dilute, impair, lessen, curtail, wind down, abate, tone down, truncate, abridge, downsize Tour prices are being discounted. Synonyms mark down, cut, reduce, lower, slash, lessen, knock down Additional synonymsDefinition to be deflected off an object at an oblique angle The ball glanced off my left shoulder. Synonyms graze, brush, bounce, rebound, skim, ricochet Definition to brush against someone gently in passing A bullet had grazed his arm. Synonyms touch, brush, rub, scrape, shave, skim, kiss, glance offDefinition to touch lightly The wheels of the aircraft kissed the runway. Synonyms brush, touch, shave, scrape, graze, caress, glance off, strokeDefinition to cut (parts) off a tree or body Someone lopped the heads off our tulips. Synonyms cut, crop, chop, trim, clip, dock, hack, detach, prune, shorten, sever, curtail, truncateDefinition to lessen or become less The new measures will lower the risk. Synonyms lessen, cut, reduce, moderate, diminish, slash, decrease, prune, minimize, curtail, abateDefinition to trim or cut the edge of Pare the rind thinly from the lemon. Synonyms peel, cut, skin, trim, clip, shaveDefinition to remove (the fleece) of (a sheep) by cutting or clipping In the Hebrides they shear their sheep later than everyone else. Definition to reduce drastically Everyone agrees that subsidies have to be slashed. Synonyms reduce, cut, decrease, drop, lower, moderate, diminish, cut down, lessen, curtailDefinition to cut with small quick strokes with scissors or shears Snip the corners off the card. Synonyms cut, nick, clip, crop, trim, dock, notch, nip off Definition to remove from a place, usually by grasping with the hand He took a handkerchief from his pocket. Synonyms remove, draw, pull, fish, withdraw, extract, abstractAdditional synonymsDefinition to cause or permit a part of the body to come into contact with (someone or something) Their knees were touching. Synonyms come into contact, meet, contact, border, brush, come together, graze, adjoin, converge, be in contact, abut, impinge upon Definition to make (an object) by cutting or shaving pieces from (a piece of wood) with a small knife Chitty sat in his rocking chair whittling a piece of wood. Synonyms carve, cut, hew (old-fashioned), shape, trim, shave, pare |