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Shave   /ʃeɪv/   Listen
verb
Shave  v. t.  (past shaved; past part. shaved or shaven; pres. part. shaving)  
1.
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.
2.
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. "I'll shave your crown for this." "The laborer with the bending scythe is seen Shaving the surface of the waving green."
3.
To cut off thin slices from; to cut in thin slices. "Plants bruised or shaven in leaf or root."
4.
To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing. "Now shaves with level wing the deep."
5.
To strip; to plunder; to fleece. (Colloq.)
To shave a note, to buy it at a discount greater than the legal rate of interest, or to deduct in discounting it more than the legal rate allows. (Cant, U.S.)


Shave  v. i.  (past shaved; past part. shaved or shaven; pres. part. shaving)  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.


Shave  v.  Obs. p. p. of Shave. "His beard was shave as nigh as ever he can."


noun
Shave  n.  
1.
A thin slice; a shaving.
2.
A cutting of the beard; the operation of shaving.
3.
(a)
An exorbitant discount on a note. (Cant, U.S.)
(b)
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. (Cant, U.S.)
4.
A hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end; a drawing knife; a spokeshave.
5.
The act of passing very near to, so as almost to graze; as, the bullet missed by a close shave. (Colloq.)
Shave grass (Bot.), the scouring rush. See the Note under Equisetum.
Shave hook, a tool for scraping metals, consisting of a sharp-edged triangular steel plate attached to a shank and handle.





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... shave. His working majority in Congress was reduced to a narrow margin, the opposition was large, united and fierce in its aggression, but he ...
— The Southerner - A Romance of the Real Lincoln • Thomas Dixon
... he said, "about me. I don't think there's anything in the way of a haircut or a shave or a shampoo that could make me like my girl any less. But if you'll unwrap that package you may see why you had me going ...
— Americans All - Stories of American Life of To-Day • Various
... the "skipper." I went on "spike" and "skipper" both. I had sent a little portmanteau on before me to the "George" at Hereford, with the initials "D.C.M." at the side. In it I had a change of clothes and a shaving kit. When I got into Hereford I had had no shave for three or four weeks, my boots were absolutely worn out, my clothes were rags and tatters, and exposure to the sun had tanned my face. I drew my money at the Post Office at Hereford, and carrying it in my hand, for all my pockets were worn out, ...
— Recollections • David Christie Murray
... expected to obey puritanical restrictions in the place to which he came. The result was that the resident Jews would clamor against foreigners enjoying special privileges, as in this way all attempts to control gambling might be defeated. Or the newcomer would claim to shave his beard in accordance with his home custom, but to the scandal of the town which he was visiting. The native young men would imitate the foreigner, and then there would be trouble. Or the settler would assert his right to wear ...
— The Book of Delight and Other Papers • Israel Abrahams
... but I have a woman to clean it, and I am trying to keep it in order. It is a cold little place for we have no fires. We can, by pumping, get a little very cold water, and there is a tap in the bath-room and one basin at which everyone tries to wash and shave at the same time. We get our meals at a butcher's shop, where there is a large room which we more than fill. The lights of the town are all out by 6 o'clock, so we grope about, but there is a lamp in our dining-room. When we come ...
— My War Experiences in Two Continents • Sarah Macnaughtan


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