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Definition of 'shave'English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) shaven, schaven, from (etyl) , (etyl) skafa.
Verb
To make bald by using a tool such as a razor or pair of electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin.
To cut anything in this fashion.
- The labourer with the bending scythe is seen / Shaving the surface of the waving green.
To remove hair from one's face by this means.
- I had little time to shave this morning.
To cut finely, as with slices of meat.
To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing.
* Milton
- Now shaves with level wing the deep.
* 1899 ,
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(archaic) To be hard and severe in a bargain with; to practice extortion on; to cheat.
(US|slang|dated|transitive) To buy (a note) at a discount greater than the legal rate of interest, or to deduct in discounting it more than the legal rate allows.
Derived terms
* aftershave
* reshave
* shave brush / shaving brush
* shaving bump
( rel-mid3)
* shave cream / shaving cream
* shave foam / shaving foam
* shave down
* shave off
( rel-mid3)
* shaveling
* unshaved
( rel-bottom)
Etymology 2
(etyl) sceafa
Noun
( en-noun)
An instance of shaving.
- I instructed the barber to give me a shave .
A thin slice; a shaving.
- (Wright)
(US|slang|dated) An exorbitant discount on a note.
(US|slang|dated) A premium paid for an extension of the time of delivery or payment, or for the right to vary a stock contract in any particular.
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A hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end; a spokeshave.
Derived terms
* close shave
Anagrams
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