obs. ·p.p. of shave.
2. shave ·vt a thin slice; a shaving.
3. shave ·vt an exorbitant discount on a note.
4. shave ·vt a cutting of the beard; the operation of shaving.
5. shave ·vt to cut off thin slices from; to cut in thin slices.
6. shave ·vt to skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing.
7. shave ·vt the act of passing very near to, so as almost to graze; as, the bullet missed by a close shave.
8. shave ·vt a hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end; a drawing knife; a spokeshave.
9. shave ·vt to strip; to plunder; to fleece.
10. shave ·vt 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.
11. shave ·vt to cut or pare off from the surface of a body with a razor or other edged instrument; to cut off closely, as with a razor; as, to shave the beard.
12. shave ·vi to use a razor for removing the beard; to cut closely; hence, to be hard and severe in a bargain; to practice extortion; to cheat.
13. shave ·vt to make bare or smooth by cutting off closely the surface, or surface covering, of; especially, to remove the hair from with a razor or other sharp instrument; to take off the beard or hair of; as, to shave the face or the crown of the head; he shaved himself.