shave

IPA: ʃˈeɪv

An instance of shaving.
A thin slice; a shaving.
(US, slang, dated) An exorbitant discount on a note.
(US, slang, dated) 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.
A hand tool, mainly for woodworking, consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end.
(informal) A narrow miss or escape; a close shave.

(transitive) To make (the head, skin etc.) bald or (the hair) shorter by using a tool such as a razor or electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin.
(transitive) To cut anything in this fashion.
(intransitive) To remove hair from one's face by this means.
(transitive) To cut finely, as with slices of meat.
To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing.
To reduce in size, weight, time taken etc., usually by a small amount.
(archaic, transitive) To be hard and severe in a bargain with; to practice extortion on; to cheat.
(US, slang, dated, transitive) 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 of "shave" in Sentences

A few drops per shave is all it takes and it smells great to boot.
If their religion says they cannot shave, is that intolerant to pagans?
I simply lathered my scalp, the started to shave from the center outwards.
But for most men, a head shave is a white flag in the battle against male-pattern baldness.
Spending scads of bonus money on a youngster hardly old enough to shave is a crapshoot, at best.
Eugene Debs sponsered by the Church of the presumptious assumption says: byebyebirdbrain shave his nuts for maximum teabagging effect
The shave additionally presents an interesting dilemma for MTV - Snooki/Snookie getting punc! hed in a face is a most sought out shave from a show, though advertisers dont want to be involved with a controversial episode.
Jersey Shore could simply be receiving place in any series of towns as well as villages a stones throw from my hometown of Babylon - as well as a most viral shave from a uncover stars a violent goombah bully sort from a single of a subsequent towns over, Deer Park.