Shave | Mean of shave in English Dictionary

/ˈʃeɪv/

• Verb
• to cut the hair, wool, etc., off (someone or something) very close to the skin
1. He shaves himself [=cuts off the hair that grows on his face] every morning before breakfast.
2. He shaved his head.
3. She cut herself while shaving her legs.
4. The sheep were all shaved.
5. shaved/shaven heads/legs
6. He shaves every morning before breakfast.
7. I cut myself shaving this morning.
• to cut off (hair, wool, a beard, etc.) very close to the skin
1. He shaved his beard.
2. She shaves her dog's fur in the summer.
3. He shaved off his beard.
• to remove a thin layer of (something) from something
1. He shaved some butter from the container.
2. Shave the bark off the tree.

• to reduce something by taking away (a small amount)
1. Can you shave a little off the price? [=can you reduce the price by a small amount?]
2. She was able to shave a few seconds off the record. [=to beat the record by a few seconds]
• Noun
• an act of shaving
1. He gave himself a shave. [=he shaved himself]