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What does the word shave mean?

Part of speech: verb transitive, verb intransitive

To make smooth by scraping; remove, as beard, with a razor.

Part of speech: verb transitive, verb intransitive

To slice very thin; graze past; skim along the surface of.

Part of speech: noun

The act of shaving.

Part of speech: noun

A blade, with two handles, for shaving wood, etc.

Part of speech: noun

A shaving.

Usage examples for shave

Soon 's I get a shave I'm going out to tell her. – Out of the Primitive by Robert Ames Bennet
" No matter- it's a coward's work to go and shave one's country's enemies. – La Vendée An Historical Romance by Anthony Trollope
I rather think I want a shave! – Okewood of the Secret Service by Valentine Williams