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• shave — shave1 S3 [ʃeıv] v ↑razor, ↑shaving cream, ↑towel [: Old English; Origin: scafan] 1.) [I and T] to cut off hair very close to the skin, especially from the face, using a ↑razor ▪ He hadn t shaved for days. ▪ Brian had cu …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• shave — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to cut off hair very close to the skin, especially from the face: I washed and shaved, then hurried out of the house. | His hands shake so badly his wife has to shave him. | shave your head/legs/armpits etc: Once Jenni shaved her… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• shave — [[t]ʃe͟ɪv[/t]] shaves, shaving, shaved 1) VERB When a man shaves, he removes the hair from his face using a razor or shaver so that his face is smooth. He took a bath and shaved before dinner... [V n] He had shaved his face until it was smooth …   English dictionary

• shave — [ʃeɪv] verb [I/T] I to make a part of your body smooth by cutting off the hair I cut myself while I was shaving.[/ex] shaving cream/foam[/ex] • shave sth off II noun [singular] shave [ʃeɪv] an act of making a part of your body smooth by cutting… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• shave — [shāv] vt. shaved, shaved or shaven, shaving [ME schaven < OE sceafan, akin to Ger schaben < IE base * (s)kab , to cut > L scabere, to shave] 1. to cut or scrape away a thin slice or slices from [to shave the edge of a door] 2. to cut or …   English World dictionary

• shave — ► VERB 1) cut the hair off one s face with a razor. 2) cut the hair off (part of the body) with a razor. 3) cut (a thin slice or slices) off something. 4) reduce by a small amount. 5) pass or send something very close to. ► NOUN 1) …   English terms dictionary

• shave — shave1 [ ʃeıv ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to make a part of your body smooth by cutting off the hair using a RAZOR or SHAVER: I cut myself while I was shaving. They wore big boots and had shaved heads. How often do you shave your… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• shave off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms shave off : present tense I/you/we/they shave off he/she/it shaves off present participle shaving off past tense shaved off past participle shaved off 1) to cut hair from part of your body using a razor or a… …   English dictionary

• shave — I UK [ʃeɪv] / US verb Word forms shave : present tense I/you/we/they shave he/she/it shaves present participle shaving past tense shaved past participle shaved * 1) [intransitive/transitive] to make a part of your body smooth by cutting off the… …   English dictionary