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| shaving | |
| 1. n. A thin, shaved off slice of wood, metal, or other material. |  |
| 2. n. The action of having a shave. | |
| shave | |
| 1. v. To make bald by using a tool such as a razor or pair of electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin. | |
| 2. v. To cut anything in this fashion. | |
| 3. v. (intransitive) To remove hair from one's face by this means. | |
| I had little time to shave this morning. | |
| 4. v. To cut finely, as with slices of meat. | |
| 5. v. To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing. | |
| 6. v. To reduce in size or weight. | |
| 7. v. (archaic, transitive) To be hard and severe in a bargain with; to practice extortion on; to cheat. | |
| 8. v. (US, slang) 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. | |
| 9. n. An instance of shaving. | |
| I instructed the barber to give me a shave. | |
| 10. n. A thin slice; a shaving. | |
| 11. n. (US, slang) An exorbitant discount on a note. | |
| 12. n. (US, slang) 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. | |
| 13. n. A hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end; a spokeshave. | |
