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shave
(shāv)v. shaved, shaved or shav·en (shā′vən), shav·ing, shaves
v.tr.
1.
a. To remove the beard or other body hair from, with a razor or shaver: The barber lathered his face and then shaved him.
b. To cut (the beard, for example) at the surface of the skin with a razor or shaver.
2. To crop, trim, or mow closely: shave a meadow.
3.
a. To remove thin slices from: shave a board.
b. To cut or scrape into thin slices; shred: shave chocolate.
4. To come close to or graze in passing. See Synonyms at brush1.
5.
a. To reduce by a small amount: shaved two months from the schedule.
b. To cut (a price) by a slight margin.
c. To purchase (a note) at a reduction greater than the legal or customary rate.
d. To limit the number of (points) scored by one's own team in an athletic contest by point-shaving.
v.intr.
To remove the beard or other body hair with a razor or shaver.
n.
1. The act, process, or result of shaving.
2. A thin slice or scraping; a shaving.
3. Any of various tools used for shaving.
[Middle English shaven, to scrape, from Old English sceafan.]
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shaven
(ˈʃeɪvən)adj
(Hairdressing & Grooming)
a. closely shaved or tonsured
b. (in combination): clean-shaven.
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shav•en
(ˈʃeɪ vən)v.
1. a pp. of shave.
adj. 2. closely trimmed.
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Translations
حَليق الذَّقْن
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=-barberetbarberet
borotvált
rakaîur
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tıraş olmuş
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shaven
[ˈʃeɪvn] adj (head) → rasato/a, rapato/a (a zero)Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
shave
(ʃeiv) verb1. to cut away (hair) from (usually oneself) with a razor. He only shaves once a week.
2. (sometimes with off) to scrape or cut away (the surface of wood etc). The joiner shaved a thin strip off the edge of the door.
3. to touch lightly in passing. The car shaved the wall.
noun (the result of) an act of shaving.
ˈshaven adjective shaved. He was dark and clean- shaven.
ˈshavings noun plural very thin strips especially of wood. The glasses were packed in wood shavings.
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