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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Shave \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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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 to dig, Gr. ska`ptein, and probably to L.
     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.
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     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I'll shave your crown for this.       --Shak.
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              The laborer with the bending scythe is seen
              Shaving the surface of the waving green. --Gay.
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     3. To cut off thin slices from; to cut in thin slices.
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              Plants bruised or shaven in leaf or root. --Bacon.
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     4. To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or
        touch lightly, in passing.
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              Now shaves with level wing the deep.  --Milton.
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     5. To strip; to plunder; to fleece. [Colloq.]
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     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.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Shave \Shave\, n. [AS. scafa, sceafa, a sort of knife. See
     Shave, v. t.]
     1. A thin slice; a shaving. --Wright.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A cutting of the beard; the operation of shaving.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     4. A hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at
        each end; a drawing knife; a spokeshave.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. The act of passing very near to, so as almost to graze;
        as, the bullet missed by a close shave. [Colloq.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Shave \Shave\,
     obs. p. p. of Shave. --Chaucer.
  
           His beard was shave as nigh as ever he can. --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Shave \Shave\, v. t. [imp. Shaved;p. p. Shaved or Shaven;
     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 to dig, Gr.
     ????, and probably to L. 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.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Shave \Shave\, n. [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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  shave
       n : the act of removing hair with a razor [syn: shaving]
       v 1: remove body hair with a razor
       2: cut closely; "trim my beard" [syn: trim]
       3: cut the price of [syn: knock off]
       4: cut or remove with or as if with a plane; "The machine
          shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood" [syn: plane]
       5: make shavings of or reduce to shavings; "shave the radish"
       6: touch the surface of lightly; "His back shaved the counter
          in passing"
       [also: shaven]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  shave
     Αγγλικά n.
     το ξύρισμα
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 ξυρίζω, ξυρίζομαι
     2 αποψιλώνω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  shave
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make (the head, skin etc.) bald or (the hair)
  shorter by using a tool such as a razor or electric clippers to cut the
  hair close to the skin.
     2 (lb en transitive) To cut anything in this fashion.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To remove hair from one's face by this means.
     4 (lb en transitive) To cut finely, as with slices of meat.
     5 To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch
  lightly, in passing.
     6 To reduce in size, weight, time taken etc., usually by a small
  amount.
     7 (lb en archaic transitive) To be hard and severe in a bargain with;
  to practice extortion on; to cheat.
     8 (lb en 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.
     n.
     1 An instance of shaving.
     2 A thin slice; a shaving.
     3 (lb en US slang dated) An exorbitant discount on a note.
     4 (lb en 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.
     5 (senseid en hand tool mainly for woodworking) A (l en hand tool),
  mainly for (l en woodworking), consisting of a sharp blade with a handle
  at each end.
     6 (lb en informal) A narrow miss or escape; a close shave.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  shave
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make (the head, skin etc.) bald or (the hair)
  shorter by using a tool such as a razor or electric clippers to cut the
  hair close to the skin.
     2 (lb en transitive) To cut anything in this fashion.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To remove hair from one's face by this means.
     4 (lb en transitive) To cut finely, as with slices of meat.
     5 To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch
  lightly, in passing.
     6 To reduce in size, weight, time taken etc., usually by a small
  amount.
     7 (lb en archaic transitive) To be hard and severe in a bargain with;
  to practice extortion on; to cheat.
     8 (lb en 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.
     n.
     1 An instance of shaving.
     2 A thin slice; a shaving.
     3 (lb en US slang dated) An exorbitant discount on a note.
     4 (lb en 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.
     5 (senseid en hand tool mainly for woodworking) A (l en hand tool),
  mainly for (l en woodworking), consisting of a sharp blade with a handle
  at each end.
     6 (lb en informal) A narrow miss or escape; a close shave.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  shave
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make (the head, skin etc.) bald or (the hair)
  shorter by using a tool such as a razor or electric clippers to cut the
  hair close to the skin.
     2 (lb en transitive) To cut anything in this fashion.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To remove hair from one's face by this means.
     4 (lb en transitive) To cut finely, as with slices of meat.
     5 To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch
  lightly, in passing.
     6 To reduce in size, weight, time taken etc., usually by a small
  amount.
     7 (lb en archaic transitive) To be hard and severe in a bargain with;
  to practice extortion on; to cheat.
     8 (lb en 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.
     n.
     1 An instance of shaving.
     2 A thin slice; a shaving.
     3 (lb en US slang dated) An exorbitant discount on a note.
     4 (lb en 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.
     5 (senseid en hand tool mainly for woodworking) A (l en hand tool),
  mainly for (l en woodworking), consisting of a sharp blade with a handle
  at each end.
     6 (lb en informal) A narrow miss or escape; a close shave.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  shave
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make (the head, skin etc.) bald or (the hair)
  shorter by using a tool such as a razor or electric clippers to cut the
  hair close to the skin.
     2 (lb en transitive) To cut anything in this fashion.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To remove hair from one's face by this means.
     4 (lb en transitive) To cut finely, as with slices of meat.
     5 To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch
  lightly, in passing.
     6 To reduce in size, weight, time taken etc., usually by a small
  amount.
     7 (lb en archaic transitive) To be hard and severe in a bargain with;
  to practice extortion on; to cheat.
     8 (lb en 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.
     n.
     1 An instance of shaving.
     2 A thin slice; a shaving.
     3 (lb en US slang dated) An exorbitant discount on a note.
     4 (lb en 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.
     5 (senseid en hand tool mainly for woodworking) A (l en hand tool),
  mainly for (l en woodworking), consisting of a sharp blade with a handle
  at each end.
     6 (lb en informal) A narrow miss or escape; a close shave.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  shave
     Englanti vb.
     1 ajaa, ajella (''parta tai muu karvoitus'')
     2 ajaa parta

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  shave
     Engelska n.
     ett utförande av en rakning
     Engelska vb.
     raka

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  shave /ʃˈeɪv/
  1. afskeer
  2. skeer

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  shave /ʃˈeɪv/
  afskeer

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Shave /ʃˈeɪv/
  الحلاقة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  shave //ʃeɪv// 
  бръснене
  an instance of shaving

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  shave //ʃeɪv// 
  1. бръ́сна, бръсна
  to remove hair from
  2. бръсна се
  to remove hair from one's face
  3. режа на тънко
  to slice thin