verb Download 🔗Share To make bald or shorter by using a tool such as a razor or pair of electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin. Examples : "He needs to shave his beard every morning before going to work. " appearance body human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cut anything in this fashion. Examples : "The labourer with the bending scythe is seen / Shaving the surface of the waving green." body appearance action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To remove hair from one's face by this means. Examples : "I had little time to shave this morning." appearance body human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cut finely, as with slices of meat. Examples : "The chef uses a very sharp knife to shave thin slices of Parmesan cheese over the pasta. " food utensil action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing. Examples : "The airplane shaved the mountain peak as it flew overhead. " action appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To reduce in size or weight. Examples : "The company needed to shave $10,000 from its budget to meet its financial goals. " action process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To be hard and severe in a bargain with; to practice extortion on; to cheat. Examples : "The landlord shaved the rent by $100 each month, taking advantage of the new tenants' need for an apartment quickly. " business economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To buy (a note) at a discount greater than the legal rate of interest, or to deduct in discounting it more than the legal rate allows. Examples : "The loan shark threatened to shave the promissory note severely, charging exorbitant interest if I couldn't pay on time. " business finance law economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An instance of shaving. Examples : "I instructed the barber to give me a shave." appearance body action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A thin slice; a shaving. Examples : "The carpenter carefully swept away the wood shave after planing the table leg. " appearance style Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The buyer agreed to a small shave on the contract price in exchange for delaying the delivery of the materials by two weeks. " business finance commerce Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end; a spokeshave. Examples : "The craftsman carefully smoothed the curved chair leg using his shave. " utensil machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A narrow miss or escape; a close shave. Examples : "The narrow escape from the bus accident was a close shave. " situation action event Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading