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US
/ˈʃeɪv/
]
[ UK /ʃˈeɪv/ ]
[ UK /ʃˈeɪv/ ]
VERB
-
touch the surface of lightly
His back shaved the counter in passing - remove body hair with a razor
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make shavings of or reduce to shavings
shave the radish - cut the price of
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cut closely
trim my beard -
cut or remove with or as if with a plane
The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood
NOUN
- the act of removing hair with a razor
How To Use shave In A Sentence
- He wanders around Manhattan, unshaven, unbathed, and smoking and cussing a lot.
- It will probably make you look distinguished and will certainly save you a great deal of time not having to shave. Times, Sunday Times
- He was clean-shaven, in his early 30s and wearing a dark blue t-shirt.
- He shaved, got dressed and took the elevator to the breakfast-room.
- In a 1983 ad, the Gillette man was depicted as the tiny weakling on a basketball court full of giants; his shaver, he said, helped him even the odds.
- As the family mourns and close relatives shave their heads, the body is transported to the funeral ghat (bank along a river), where prayers are recited.
- They had barely been fed and their heads were shaved. The Sun
- Yes the win in Riesa was pleasing as I was wearing a normal costume and was unrested, unshaved and untapered so that's always a confidence boost
- Did you know that Muslim men shave their pubic hairs?
- Nevertheless, he was clean-shaven, his hair was cut and his ears were clean. Stephanie Gertler: Vanishing in New York City
