(~s, shaving, ~d)
1.
When a man ~s, he removes the hair from his face using a razor or ~r so that his face is smooth.
He took a bath and ~d before dinner...
He had ~d his face until it was smooth...
It’s a pity you ~d your moustache off.
VERB: V, V n, V n with off
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Shave is also a noun.
He never seemed to need a ~.
N-COUNT
shaving
...a range of shaving products.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
If someone ~s a part of their body, they remove the hair from it so that it is smooth.
Many women ~ their legs...
If you have long curly hair, don’t ~ it off.
VERB: V n, V n with off
3.
If you ~ someone, you remove the hair from their face or another part of their body so that it is smooth.
The doctors ~d his head...
She had to call a barber to ~ him.
VERB: V n, V n
4.
If you ~ off part of a piece of wood or other material, you cut very thin pieces from it.
I set the log on the ground and ~d off the bark...
She was shaving thin slices off a courgette.
VERB: V n with off , V n off n
5.
If you ~ a small amount off something such as a record, cost, or price, you reduce it by that amount.
She’s already ~d four seconds off the national record for the mile...
Supermarket chains have ~d prices.
VERB: V n off/from n, V n
6.
see also shaving
7.
If you describe a situation as a close ~, you mean that there was nearly an accident or a disaster but it was avoided.
I can’t quite believe the close ~s I’ve had just recently.
PHRASE: N inflects