shave

/ʃeɪv/

/ʃeɪv/

Other forms: shaved; shaving; shaven; shaves

Definitions of shave

1. verb

   remove body hair with a razor
   types:

   razor

   shave with a razor

   tonsure

   shave the head of a newly inducted monk

   type of:

   groom, neaten

   care for one's external appearance
2. verb

   cut closely
   synonyms: trim

   types:

   fleece, shear

   shear the wool from

   type of:

   cut

   shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of
3. verb

   cut or remove with or as if with a plane
   “The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood”

   synonyms: plane

   type of:

   cut

   separate with or as if with an instrument
4. verb

   make shavings of or reduce to shavings
   “shave the radish”

   type of:

   carve, cut up

   cut to pieces
5. verb

   touch the surface of lightly
   “His back shaved the counter in passing”

   types:

   skive

   remove the surface of

   type of:

   crease, graze, rake

   scrape gently
6. verb

   cut the price of
   synonyms: knock off

   types:

   mark down

   reduce the price of

   discount

   give a reduction in price on

   type of:

   bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down

   cut down on; make a reduction in
7. noun

   the act of removing hair with a razor
   synonyms: shaving

   types:

   tonsure

   shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order

   type of:

   depilation, epilation

   the act of removing hair (as from an animal skin)