Shave
[ʃeɪv] or [ʃev]
Definition
(noun.) the act of removing hair with a razor.
(verb.) remove body hair with a razor.
(verb.) touch the surface of lightly; 'His back shaved the counter in passing'.
(verb.) cut closely; 'trim my beard'.
(verb.) make shavings of or reduce to shavings; 'shave the radish'.
(verb.) cut the price of.
Typed by Humphrey--From WordNet
Definition
(-) obs. p. p. of Shave.
(v. t.) 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.
(v. t.) 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.
(v. t.) To cut off thin slices from; to cut in thin slices.
(v. t.) To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing.
(v. t.) To strip; to plunder; to fleece.
(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.
(v. t.) A thin slice; a shaving.
(v. t.) A cutting of the beard; the operation of shaving.
(v. t.) An exorbitant discount on a note.
(v. t.) 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.
(v. t.) A hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end; a drawing knife; a spokeshave.
(v. t.) The act of passing very near to, so as almost to graze; as, the bullet missed by a close shave.
Inputed by Bartholomew
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Cut off (close to the surface).[2]. Make smooth or bare (as by cutting off hair closely).[3]. Slice, cut in thin slices.[4]. Strip, fleece.[5]. Graze, skim, touch lightly (in passing over).
Typed by Hester
Definition
v.t. to cut off the hair with a razor: to pare closely: to make smooth by paring: to cut in thin slices: to skim along the surface: to strip swindle.—v.i. to remove hair by a razor:—pa.p. shāved or shā′ven.—n. the act of shaving: a paring: a narrow miss or escape: a piece of financial knavery.—ns. Shave′-grass the scouring-rush; Shave′ling a monk or friar from his shaven crown; Shā′ver one who shaves: a barber: a sharp or extortionate dealer: (coll.) a chap youngster; Shā′ving the act of shaving: that which is shaved or pared off; Shā′ving-bā′sin -bowl -brush a basin bowl brush used by persons shaving.—Close or Near shave a very narrow escape.
Inputed by Armand
Unserious Contents or Definition
To merely contemplate getting a shave, in your dream, denotes you will plan for the successful development of enterprises, but will fail to generate energy sufficient to succeed.
Typist: Rex
Examples
- Do you often go to see him-- Shave? Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- All Mohammedans shave their heads, but they are careful to leave a lock of hair for the Prophet to take hold of. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Would you wish me to shave my head and black my face, or disfigure myself with a burn, or a scald, or something of that sort? Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Shave me also. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- And I'd shave the wild-beast skins and make the wool into broad cloth. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- I have no tools to shave. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- It was shaved, she said. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- To blow the bridge is nothing, Golz had said, the lamplight on his scarred, shaved head, pointing with a pencil on the big map. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The doctor said he would be shaved also. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I said never mind where my room was, I wanted to be shaved--there, on the spot. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- It was for that reason that I always shaved myself. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Better for him that his beard had never grown, for the National Razor shaved him close. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- They still kept up this shaving procession as late as four or five years ago. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- As soon as he had agreed to escort his sister abroad, it was remarked that he ceased shaving his upper lip. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Littimer was in my room in the morning before I was up, to bring me that reproachful shaving-water, and to put out my clothes. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Heard her say so, my own self, dis blessed mornin', when I bring in Mas'r's shaving-water. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Please hold your face still, he said and went on shaving. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Shaving-water, Sam,' said Mr. Pickwick, from within the curtains. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- He was flaxen-haired and handsome, in a washed-out negative fashion, with frightened blue eyes, and a clean-shaven face, with a weak, sensitive mouth. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- It was instantly opened by a bright-looking, clean-shaven young fellow, who asked him to step in. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Some were close-shaven, all over, except that a tuft like a paint-brush was left on the end of the tail. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- He was a dark, sallow, clean-shaven, silent person, but he had polite manners and a pleasant smile. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- He snatched off the dark beard which had disguised him and threw it on the ground, disclosing a long, sallow, clean-shaven face below it. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- His close-shaven crown, surrounded by a circle of stiff curled black hair, had something the appearance of a parish pinfold begirt by its high hedge. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
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