Shave
- Shave
- Shave Shave, n. [AS. scafa, sceafa, a sort of knife. See
{Shave}, v. t.]
1. A thin slice; a shaving. --Wright.
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2. A cutting of the beard; the operation of shaving.
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3.
(a) An exorbitant discount on a note. [Cant, U.S.]
(b) 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. [Cant, U.S.] --N. Biddle.
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4. A hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at
each end; a drawing knife; a spokeshave.
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5. The act of passing very near to, so as almost to graze;
as, the bullet missed by a close shave. [Colloq.]
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{Shave grass} (Bot.), the scouring rush. See the Note under
{Equisetum}.
{Shave hook}, a tool for scraping metals, consisting of a
sharp-edged triangular steel plate attached to a shank and
handle.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
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Shave — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shave — [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 … English World dictionary
Shave — (sh[=a]v), obs. p. p. of {Shave}. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] His beard was shave as nigh as ever he can. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shave — may refer fo: * to shave refers to the act of shaving * Shave, a song by Enon from their 2003 album Hocus Pocus … Wikipedia
Shave — Shave, v. i. To use a razor for removing the beard; to cut closely; hence, to be hard and severe in a bargain; to practice extortion; to cheat. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shave — index decrease, minimize Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
shave — vb *brush, graze, glance, skim Analogous words: touch, contact (see corresponding nouns at CONTACT): *escape, avoid … New Dictionary of Synonyms
shave — The verb has a past form and past participle shaved, but the adjectival form is normally shaven, as in clean shaven … Modern English usage
shave — [v] cut outer covering off barber, brush, clip, crop, cut, cut back, cut down, decorticate, graze, kiss, make bare, pare, peel, plane, prune, shear, shingle, shred, skim, skin, slash, slice thin, sliver, strip, touch, trim; concepts… … New thesaurus
shave — ► 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) … English terms dictionary
