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shave

/ʃˈeɪv/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

  1. remove body hair with a razor
  2. cut closely
    “trim my beard”
  3. cut the price of
  4. cut or remove with or as if with a plane
    “The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood”
  5. make shavings of or reduce to shavings
    “shave the radish”
  6. touch the surface of lightly
    “His back shaved the counter in passing”

noun

  1. the act of removing hair with a razor

Synonyms for shave

Words that rhyme with shave

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