Definition of Shave

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Definition of Shave

Shave

obs. p. p. of Shave.

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.

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.

To cut off thin slices from; to cut in thin slices.

To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing.

To strip; to plunder; to fleece.

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.

A thin slice; a shaving.

A cutting of the beard; the operation of shaving.

An exorbitant discount on a note.

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 drawing knife; a spokeshave.

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

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Shave Quotations

A new father quickly learns that his child invariably comes to the bathroom at precisely the times when he's in there, as if he needed company. The only way for this father to be certain of bathroom privacy is to shave at the gas station.
Bill Cosby

Every time I go and shave, I assume there's someone else on the planet shaving. So I say, 'I'm gonna go shave, too.'
Mitch Hedberg

The simple truth is that balding African-American men look cool when they shave their heads, whereas balding white men look like giant thumbs.
Dave Barry

The best reason I can think of for not running for President of the United States is that you have to shave twice a day.
Adlai E. Stevenson

There are apothecaries' shops, where prepared medicines, liquids, ointments, and plasters are sold; barbers' shops, where they wash and shave the head; and restaurateurs, that furnish food and drink at a certain price.
Hernando Cortes

Shave off your beard and wear a dress. You would be a great female impersonator.
Simon Cowell

I was really excited to get to shave my head - it's something I'd wanted to do for a while and now I had a good excuse. It was nice to shed that level of vanity.
Natalie Portman

I shave without using shaving cream.
Jerry Stiller

When I portray Stabler, I have to shave every day and cut my hair every week! And then, I really like to change my looks for films like 'Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle' where I have the pleasure of playing the ugliest man in the world.
Christopher Meloni

I was going to shave it. It went in two parts. I got a bob first but it kept falling all over my face. Then it was off, short. The main reason it was long was because my mother cut it short when I was little and I was trying to make up for that.
Cathy Freeman

Shave Translations

shave in Afrikaans is skeer
shave in Dutch is afscheren
shave in French is rasent, raser, barbifier, rasez, rasons
shave in German is rasieren, rasiere, Rasieren
shave in Latin is lift tondeo totonsi tonsum
shave in Norwegian is barbere
shave in Spanish is afeitar, afeitado
shave in Swedish is raka

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