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shave 
  vb , shaves, shaving, shaved, shaved, shaven mainly tr 
1 also intr to remove (the beard, hair, etc.) from (the face, head, or body) by scraping the skin with a razor 
2 to cut or trim very closely 
3 to reduce to shavings 
4 to remove thin slices from (wood, etc.) with a sharp cutting tool; plane or pare 
5 to touch or graze in passing 
6 Informal to reduce (a price) by a slight amount 
7  (U.S. commerce) to purchase (a commercial paper) at a greater rate of discount than is customary or legal 
  n 
8 the act or an instance of shaving 
9 any tool for scraping 
10 a thin slice or shaving 
11 an instance of barely touching something 
12 ♦ close shave 
Informal a narrow escape 
  (Old English sceafan; related to Old Norse skafa, Gothic skaban to shave, Latin scabere to scrape) 
♦  shavable, shaveable  adj 

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