shave (verb)
1shave — ► VERB 1) cut the hair off one s face with a razor. 2) cut the hair off (part of the body) with a razor. 3) cut (a thin slice or slices) off something. 4) reduce by a small amount. 5) pass or send something very close to. ► NOUN 1) …
2shave — verb 1) he shaved his beard Syn: cut off, snip off; crop, trim, barber 2) shave off excess wood Syn: plane, pare, whittle, scrape 3) they shaved the deficit by 4 percent …
3shave — verb 1) he shaved his beard Syn: cut off, crop, trim, barber 2) shave off excess wood Syn: plane, pare, whittle, scrape …
4shave — The verb has a past form and past participle shaved, but the adjectival form is normally shaven, as in clean shaven …
5shave — verb 1》 cut the hair off one s face with a razor. ↘cut the hair off (a person or part of the body) with a razor. 2》 cut (a thin slice or slices) off something. 3》 reduce by a small amount. 4》 pass or send something very close to. noun 1》 an… …
6shave — [[t]ʃe͟ɪv[/t]] shaves, shaving, shaved 1) 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... [V n] He had shaved his face until it was smooth …
7shave — [c]/ʃeɪv / (say shayv) verb (shaved, shaved or shaven, shaving) –verb (i) 1. to remove a growth of beard with a razor. –verb (t) 2. to remove hair from (the face, legs, etc.) by cutting it close to the skin. 3. Also, shave off, shave away. to cut …
8shave — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to cut off hair very close to the skin, especially from the face: I washed and shaved, then hurried out of the house. | His hands shake so badly his wife has to shave him. | shave your head/legs/armpits etc: Once Jenni shaved her… …
9shave — shave1 [ ʃeıv ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to make a part of your body smooth by cutting off the hair using a RAZOR or SHAVER: I cut myself while I was shaving. They wore big boots and had shaved heads. How often do you shave your… …
10shave — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clean, close, smooth ▪ You can get a really close, smooth shave with this new razor. ▪ quick ▪ wet (BrE) …
