to shave off with a razor
1Shave — Shave, v. t. [imp. {Shaved} (sh[=a]vd);p. p. {Shaved} or {Shaven} (sh[=a]v n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Shaving}.] [OE. shaven, schaven, AS. scafan, sceafan; akin to D. schaven, G. schaben, Icel. skafa, Sw. skafva, Dan. skave, Goth. scaban, Russ. kopate… …
2shave — [shāv] vt. shaved, shaved or shaven, shaving [ME schaven < OE sceafan, akin to Ger schaben < IE base * (s)kab , to cut > L scabere, to shave] 1. to cut or scrape away a thin slice or slices from [to shave the edge of a door] 2. to cut or …
3shave — ► 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) …
4Razor — For other uses, see Razor (disambiguation). Razor A Gillette Mach 3 razor …
5shave — shavable, shaveable, adj. /shayv/, v., shaved, shaved or (esp. in combination) shaven, shaving, n. v.i. 1. to remove a growth of 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… …
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 — [[t]ʃeɪv[/t]] v. shaved, shaved (esp. in combination)shav•en, shav•ing, 1) to remove a growth of hair or beard with a razor 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.… …
8shave — [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 …
9shave — 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… …
10Shave brush — The term shave brush or shaving brush refers to a small brush with a handle parallel to the bristles used to apply shaving soap or shaving cream to the face when shaving. They are often decorative; the handle is sometimes made from fine materials …
