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shave

 
Noun shave has 1 sense
  1. shave, shaving - the act of removing hair with a razor
    --1 is a kind of depilation, epilation
    --1 has particulars: tonsure
    Derived form: verb shave1
Verb shave has 6 senses
  1. shave - remove body hair with a razor
    --1 is one way to
    groom, neaten
    Derived forms: noun shave1, noun shaver1, noun shaver3, noun shaving1
    Sample sentence:
    They shave their hair
  2. shave, trim - cut closely; "trim my beard"
    --2 is one way to cut
    Sample sentence:
    They shave their hair
  3. shave, knock off - cut the price of
    --3 is one way to reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  4. plane, shave - cut or remove with or as if with a plane; "The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood"
    --4 is one way to cut
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  5. shave - make shavings of or reduce to shavings; "shave the radish"
    --5 is one way to
    carve, cut up
    Derived form: noun shaving2
    Sample sentence:
    The chefs shave the vegetables
  6. shave - touch the surface of lightly; "His back shaved the counter in passing"
    --6 is one way to
    graze, crease, rake
    Derived form: noun shaving3
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
shatul-arab shaufer shauffer shaugher shaukat shaun shauna shaurya shave shaved shaven-headed shaven shaver shaves shavian shaving-brush tree shaving

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