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shave (iou)



shave verb. .

verb trans.
a. Scrape away the surface of with a sharp tool, smooth or shape (wood etc.) by paring very thin strips or slices from. OE.
b. Remove by scraping or paring, cut off in thin slices or shavings. Also foll. by off. LME.
verb trans. & intrans. Remove (hair or bristles) smoothly from the face etc. (as) with a razor (also foll. by off, away); remove hair or bristles thus from the face etc. of (a person etc.), make (a bodily part) smooth and hairless, in this way. ME.
B. Malamud He was not permitted to shave, and his beard was growing long. R. P. Jhabvala He had shaved his head completely. P. Sayer The tedious business of..shaving me with the electric razor. Daily Star Kev accepts a dare to shave off his whiskers.
verb trans. Strip (a person) of money or possessions by fraud, extortion, etc.; fleece, swindle. Now colloq. LME.
b. Steal. slang. L16-E18.
c. Charge an exorbitant premium on (a note of exchange). US slang. M19.
a. verb trans. Touch lightly in passing, graze; pass close to without touching, miss narrowly. E16.
Field An attempt..which just shaved the bar. J. M. Barrie Three hansoms shaved him by an inch.
b. verb intrans. Get through narrowly, scrape through. M19.
verb trans.
a. Cut off cleanly or closely. Also foll. by off. L16.
b. Cut off (grass etc.) short, crop. M18.
verb trans.
a. Cut down in amount, reduce slightly. Orig. US. L19.
P. G. Wodehouse In the hope of making him shave his price a bit.
b. Take (a small amount) away from or off. M20.
Comb.: shavecoat a man's casual garment resembling a dressing-gown; shavegrass = rough horsetail s.v. ROUGH adjective; shavehook a plumbers' tool used for scraping metal preparatory to soldering; shavetail slang (orig. US Military) (a) an untrained pack animal, identified by a shaven tail; (b) fig. a newly commissioned officer, spec. a second lieutenant; gen. an inexperienced person.