Shave
obs. p. p. of Shave.
To cut or pare off from the surface of a body with a razor or other edged instrument; to cut off closely, as with a razor; as, to shave the beard.
To make bare or smooth by cutting off closely the surface, or surface covering, of; especially, to remove the hair from with a razor or other sharp instrument; to take off the beard or hair of; as, to shave the face or the crown of the head; he shaved himself.
To cut off thin slices from; to cut in thin slices.
To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing.
To strip; to plunder; to fleece.
To use a razor for removing the beard; to cut closely; hence, to be hard and severe in a bargain; to practice extortion; to cheat.
A thin slice; a shaving.
A cutting of the beard; the operation of shaving.
An exorbitant discount on a note.
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 consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end; a drawing knife; a spokeshave.
The act of passing very near to, so as almost to graze; as, the bullet missed by a close shave.
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Shave Quotations
Every time I go and shave, I assume there's someone else on the planet shaving. So I say, 'I'm gonna go shave, too.'
Mitch Hedberg
A new father quickly learns that his child invariably comes to the bathroom at precisely the times when he's in there, as if he needed company. The only way for this father to be certain of bathroom privacy is to shave at the gas station.
Bill Cosby
The simple truth is that balding African-American men look cool when they shave their heads, whereas balding white men look like giant thumbs.
Dave Barry
The best reason I can think of for not running for President of the United States is that you have to shave twice a day.
Adlai E. Stevenson
Shave off your beard and wear a dress. You would be a great female impersonator.
Simon Cowell
I was really excited to get to shave my head - it's something I'd wanted to do for a while and now I had a good excuse. It was nice to shed that level of vanity.
Natalie Portman
I want to play a character I've never been before-a crazy serial killer like Charlize Theron in Monster. I'd love to have to shave my head.
Jennifer Lawrence
I was going to shave it. It went in two parts. I got a bob first but it kept falling all over my face. Then it was off, short. The main reason it was long was because my mother cut it short when I was little and I was trying to make up for that.
Cathy Freeman
I shave without using shaving cream.
Jerry Stiller
When I portray Stabler, I have to shave every day and cut my hair every week! And then, I really like to change my looks for films like 'Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle' where I have the pleasure of playing the ugliest man in the world.
Christopher Meloni
I've always wanted to shave my head for a role because I've wanted to play a character who had a shaved head. I don't know what the fascination is.
Elisha Cuthbert
There is no such thing as a life of passion any more than a continuous earthquake, or an eternal fever. Besides, who would ever shave themselves in such a state?
George Byron
You know, Stephen says, in the movies no one ever goes to the bathroom. They shave, they brush their teeth. He goes right at this sort of funny taboo we have about the bathroom, and he turned it into this nightmare, you know, your worst fear of what's in there.
Lawrence Kasdan
Basically, they had asked me if I would shave my head or wear a bald cap. I said look, if you are doing a series for five years I would want to shave my hair because I would go bald with all the gum and glue from the bald cap.
Persis Khambatta
The work is with me when I wake up in the morning; it is with me while I eat my breakfast in bed and run through the newspaper, while I shave and bathe and dress.
C. S. Forester
I shave my legs twice a week. It's hard the first time you do it. But I'm very lazy. For a team photo in December I just did the fronts.
David Millar
There are apothecaries' shops, where prepared medicines, liquids, ointments, and plasters are sold; barbers' shops, where they wash and shave the head; and restaurateurs, that furnish food and drink at a certain price.
Hernando Cortes
Looking in the mirror to check if my tie is straight is a waste of my time. I only look in the mirror once a day, and that's in the morning when I shave.
Lennart Meri
I had to delegate authority to the people on my staff. That means you shave away the hierarchy.
Jurgen Klinsmann
You can shave my head if you need to; it doesn't bother me.
Peta Wilson
The best thing about switching from being an actor to being a director is that you don't have to shave or hold your stomach in anymore.
Dick Powell
A good lather is half the shave.
William Hone
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Shave Translations
shave in Afrikaans is skeer
shave in Dutch is afscheren
shave in French is rasent, raser, barbifier, rasez, rasons
shave in German is rasieren, rasiere, Rasieren
shave in Latin is lift tondeo totonsi tonsum
shave in Norwegian is barbere
shave in Spanish is afeitar, afeitado
shave in Swedish is raka
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