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shave

/ˈʃeɪ̯v/noun, verb1 syllable

Shave means: the act of removing hair with a razor.

Synonyms for shave11

noun, as in the act of removing hair with a razor

shaving

verb, as in cut closely

trim

verb, as in cut the price of

knock off

verb, as in cut or remove with or as if with a plane

plane

also used for shave

stab, chef, ching, juice, shiv, jook, shank

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What does shave mean?7

noun

1

the act of removing hair with a razor

verb

1

cut closely“trim my beard”

2

cut the price of

3

cut or remove with or as if with a plane“The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood”

4

remove body hair with a razor

5

make shavings of or reduce to shavings“shave the radish”

6

touch the surface of lightly“His back shaved the counter in passing”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with shave?17

one syllable

gavesavewavebravegraveslavecaveravecravewaivepavefavenavestave

two syllables

behaveforgaveconcave
Show 40 near rhymes
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Shave in a sentence

  • I get up, wash, shower, shave, and get dressed.lukaszpp
  • He uses an old-style razor, with shaving cream, for a closer shave.FiRez
  • Why is it that women usually shave their legs, but men don't?CK
  • If you were to shave off your mustache, you'd look ten years younger.CK
  • If you shave your hair, it will grow back thicker.Hybrid
  • He has a beard, and therefore he doesn't need to shave.unknown
  • He uses an old-fashioned razor, with shaving cream, for a closer shave.AlanF_US
  • Why do women often shave their legs, but men don't?CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of shave

as a noun

plural
shaves

as a verb

past tense
shaved
past participle
shaved
present participle
shaving
third-person singular
shaves