shave
[verb]
Synonyms: trim, crop, pare, shear

---

Related Idioms: cut (or shave) it close
Related Words: shingle

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. shave¹ S3 /ʃeɪv/ verb
[Language: Old English; Origin: scafan]

1. [intransitive and transitive] to cut off hair very close to the skin, especially from the face, using a razor:
He hadn’t shaved for days.
Brian had cut himself shaving.
shave your head/legs/armpits etc
She shaved her legs and underarms.

2. [transitive] to remove very thin pieces from the surface of something:
Shave thin strips of cheese over the pasta.
shave something ↔ off phrasal verb

1. to remove hair by shaving:
I’ve decided to shave off my beard.

2. (also shave something off something) to remove very thin pieces from the surface of something, using a knife or other cutting tool:
I had to shave a few millimetres off the bottom of the door to make it shut.

3. (also shave something off something) if you shave a small amount off something such as a price or a record, you make the price slightly smaller or the record time slightly shorter:
She shaved half a second off the world record.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. shave² noun [countable usually singular]

1. if a man has a shave, he cuts off the hair on his face close to his skin using a razor:
He looked as if he needed a shave.
have a shave British English:
I’ll just have a shave before we go.

2. a close shave a situation in which you only just avoid an accident or something bad Synonym : narrow escape:
Phew, that was a close shave.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

shave
noun
ADJ. close, smooth You can get a really close, smooth shave with this new double-bladed razor.
VERB + SHAVE need He badly needed a shave.
get, have He had a bath and a quick shave first.
give sb

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

shave
ʃeɪv
{n. phr.} A narrow escape.
That sure was a close call when that truck came near us from the right!

When Tim fell off his bicycle in front of a bus, it was a very close shave.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲