A CLOSE CALL / SHAVE

Meaning of A CLOSE CALL / SHAVE in English

( informal ) a situation in which you only just manage to avoid an accident, etc.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHAVE — I. ˈshāv verb ( shaved ; shaved or shav·en ˈshāvən ; shaving ; shaves ) Etymology: Middle English shaven, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLOSE — I. ˈklōz verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English closen, from Old French clos-, stem of clore, from Latin claudere …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CALL — I. ˈkȯl verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English callen, probably from Old Norse kalla; akin to Old English hilde …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHAVE — (v. t.) To make bare or smooth by cutting off closely the surface, or surface covering, of; especially, to remove …
Английский словарь Webster
SHAVE — (v. t.) To cut or pare off from the surface of a body with a razor or other edged instrument; …
Английский словарь Webster
SHAVE — () obs. p. p. of Shave.
Английский словарь Webster
SHAVE — obs. p. p. of Shave.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHAVE — ( v. t. ) To make bare or smooth by cutting off closely the surface, or surface covering, of; especially, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHAVE — ( v. t. ) To cut or pare off from the surface of a body with a razor or other …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHAVE — ( v. t. ) The act of passing very near to, so as almost to graze; as, the bullet missed …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHAVE — — shavable, shaveable , adj. /shayv/ , v. , shaved, shaved or ( esp. in combination ) shaven, shaving , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CLOSE — — closable, closeable /kloh"zeuh beuhl/ , adj. — closely /klohs"lee/ , adv. — closeness /klohs"nis/ , n. v. /klohz/ ; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CALL — /kawl/ , v.t. 1. to cry out in a loud voice; shout: He called her name to see if she …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CLOSE — I. ˈklōz verb ( closed ; clos·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French clos-, stem of clore, from Latin claudere …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CALL — I. ˈkȯl verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse kalla; akin to Old English hilde calla battle herald, Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHAVE — obs. ·p.p. of shave. 2. shave ·vt a thin slice; a shaving. 3. shave ·vt an exorbitant discount on a …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
CALL — noun ·see assessment, 4. 2. call ·noun vocation; employment. 3. call ·noun a divine vocation or summons. 4. call ·vi …
Webster English vocab
SHAVE — [shave] vb shaved ; shaved or shav.en ; shav.ing [ME, fr. OE scafan; akin to Lith skobti to pluck, L …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CLOSE — [close] vb closed ; clos.ing [ME, fr. OF clos-, stem of clore, fr. L claudere to shut, close; perh. akin …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CALL — [call] vb [ME, fr. ON kalla; akin to OE hildecalla battle herald, OHG kallon to talk loudly, OCS glasu voice] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHAVE — shave BrE AmE ʃeɪv ▷ shaved ʃeɪvd ▷ shaves ʃeɪvz ▷ shaving ˈʃeɪv ɪŋ ▶ ˈ shaving cream BrE AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CLOSE — I . / kləʊz; NAmE kloʊz/ verb , noun —see also close (II) ■ verb WINDOW / DOOR, etc. 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHAVE — / ʃeɪv; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. to cut hair from the skin, especially the face, using …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CALL — / kɔːl; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb GIVE NAME 1. to give sb/sth a particular name; to use …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHAVE — I. shave 1 S3 /ʃeɪv/ BrE AmE verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: scafan ] 1 . [intransitive and …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CALL — I. call 1 S1 W1 /kɔːl $ kɒːl/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHAVE — v. & n. --v.tr. (past part. shaved or (as adj.) shaven) 1 remove (bristles or hair) from the face etc. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CLOSE — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 (often foll. by to) situated at only a short distance or interval. 2 a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CALL — v. & n. --v. 1 intr. a (often foll. by out) cry, shout; speak loudly. b (of a bird or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHAVE — v. & n. v.tr. (past part. shaved or (as adj.) shaven) 1 remove (bristles or hair) from the face etc. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CLOSE — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 (often foll. by to) situated at only a short distance or interval. 2 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CALL — v. & n. v. 1 intr. a (often foll. by out) cry, shout; speak loudly. b (of a bird or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CLOSE — 1. adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. (often foll. by to) situated at only a short distance or interval. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
CALL — v. & n. --v. 1. intr. a (often foll. by out) cry, shout; speak loudly. b (of a bird or …
Oxford English vocab
CLOSE — I. SHUTTING OR COMPLETING /kloʊz/ ( closes, closing, closed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHAVE — ( shaves, shaving, shaved) 1. When a man shaves , he removes the hair from his face using a razor …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CALL — ( calls, calling, called) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHAVE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES shaving brush shaving cream COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB off ▪ Scrape a large …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CALL — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a personal call ▪ Are you sure your boss doesn’t mind your using the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHAVE — [verb] - to remove (hair) from (the body, esp. a man's face) by cutting it close to the skin with …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLOSE — I. close verb 1. to fill an opening with an appropriate closure be sure to close the gate Synonyms: ||put …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHAVE — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clean , close , smooth ▪ You can get a really close, smooth ~ with this …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CLOSE — See ↑ CAREFUL 5, ↑ COMPUTERS/INTERNET/EMAIL 4, ↑ END 1, ↑ LOVE 3, ↑ NEAR 1, ↑ RELATIONSHIP 2, ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
SHAVE — n. 25B6; verb he shaved his beard : CUT OFF, snip off; crop, trim, barber. shave off excess wood : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLOSE — n. 25B6; adjective the town is close to Leeds : NEAR, adjacent; in the vicinity of, in the neighbourhood of, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CALL — n. 25B6; verb Wait for me! she called : CRY (OUT), shout, yell, bellow, roar, bawl, scream, vociferate; informal holler. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHAVE — v. 1 shear (off), cut (off), trim, clip, crop, snip off, remove He made a mistake in shaving off his …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CLOSE — v. 1 shut, close up, seal; close off, lock, padlock, secure, fasten I closed my eyes Please close the door …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CALL — v. 1 shout, cry (out), hail, yell, roar, bellow, call out, Colloq holler I heard someone calling my name 2 …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SHAVE — 1. сущ. 1) а) бритье he should have a shave ≈ ему бы побриться не помешало a close/clean shave ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLOSE — I 1. сущ. 1) а) огороженное место б) брит. огороженное поле (в центральных районах Англии) в) (Close) название школьной площадки …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHAVE — shave.ogg 1. ʃeıv n 1. 1> бритьё to have a shave - побриться to get a close shave - чисто …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CLOSE — _I 1. kləʋs n 1. огороженное стеной место ( около дома или деревни ) breaking smb.'s close - нарушение границы …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CALL — 1) вызов; запрос || вызывать; запрашивать 2) разговор ( по радио, телефону ) 3) позывной ( сигнал ) 4) вызов …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
CALL — 1) вызов; запрос || вызывать; запрашивать 2) разговор (по радио, телефону) 3) позывной (сигнал) 4) вызов (подпрограммы), обращение; переход (к подпрограмме) || вызывать …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
CLOSE — 1) закрывать(ся) 2) замыкать 3) прекращать (работу); заканчивать, завершать 4) закрытый 5) замкнутый; узкий 6) скрытый, тайный, секретный 7) близкий 8) похожий 9) плотный; компактный 10) почти • close to convex …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
CALL — 1) вызов || вызывать 2) разговор; телефонное соединение 3) заход || заходить 4) требование, заявка, запрос 5) звонить 6) требовать, запрашивать • advancement of a call — …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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