SHAVE

shave, shaving

(noun) the act of removing hair with a razor

shave

(verb) remove body hair with a razor

shave

(verb) touch the surface of lightly; “His back shaved the counter in passing”

shave, trim

(verb) cut closely; “trim my beard”

shave

(verb) make shavings of or reduce to shavings; “shave the radish”

plane, shave

(verb) cut or remove with or as if with a plane; “The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood”

shave, knock off

(verb) cut the price of

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Verb

shave (third-person singular simple present shaves, present participle shaving, simple past (obsolete) shove or shaved, past participle shaven or shaved)

(transitive) To make bald or shorter by using a tool such as a razor or pair of electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin.

(transitive) To cut anything in this fashion.

(intransitive) To remove hair from one's face by this means.

(transitive) 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.

To reduce in size or weight.

(archaic, transitive) 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.

Etymology 2

Noun

shave (plural shaves)

An instance of shaving.

A thin slice; a shaving.

(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.

A hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end; a spokeshave.

(informal) A narrow miss or escape; a close shave.

Anagrams

• haves, sheva

Source: Wiktionary

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Shave,

Definition: obs. p. p. of Shave. Chaucer. His beard was shave as nigh as ever he can. Chaucer.

Shave, v. t. [imp. Shaved;p. p. Shaved or Shaven (; p. pr. & vb. n. Shaving.] Etym: [OE. shaven, schaven, AS. scafan, sceafan; akin to D. schaven, G. schaben, Icel. skafa, Sw. skafva, Dan. skave, Goth. scaban, Russ. kopate to dig, Gr. scabere to scratch, to scrape. Cf. Scab, Shaft, Shape.]

1. To cut or pare off from the surface of a body with a razor or other edged instrument; to cut off closely, as with a razor; as, to shave the beard.

2. To make bare or smooth by cutting off closely the surface, or surface covering, of; especially, to remove the hair from with a razor or other sharp instrument; to take off the beard or hair of; as, to shave the face or the crown of the head; he shaved himself. I'll shave your crown for this. Shak. The laborer with the bending scythe is seen Shaving the surface of the waving green. Gay.

3. To cut off thin slices from; to cut in thin slices. Plants bruised or shaven in leaf or root. Bacon.

4. To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing. Now shaves with level wing the deep. Milton.

5. To strip; to plunder; to fleece. [Colloq.] To shave a note, to buy it at a discount greater than the legal rate of interest, or to deduct in discounting it more than the legal rate allows. [Cant, U.S.]

Shave, v. i.

Definition: 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.

Shave, n. Etym: [AS. scafa, sceafa, a sort of knife. See Shave, v. t.]

1. A thin slice; a shaving. Wright.

2. A cutting of the beard; the operation of shaving.

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.

4. A hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end; a drawing knife; a spokeshave.

5. The act of passing very near to, so as almost to graze; as, the bullet missed by a close shave. [Colloq.] 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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