Meaning

6 senses
  1. An instance of shaving.

    I instructed the barber to give me a shave.

    Rasur

    бритьёbritʹjó

  2. A thin slice; a shaving.

  3. (US, dated, slang)An exorbitant discount on a note.

  4. (US, dated, 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.

  5. A hand tool, mainly for woodworking, consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end.

  6. (informal)A narrow miss or escape; a close shave.

More definitions
  • the act of removing hair with a razor

Examples

418 sentences
  1. I've got to shave before leaving.

    Мені потрібно поголитися перед тим, як іти. — deniko

    ruЯ должен побриться перед выходом. — odexed

    deIch muss mich unbedingt noch rasieren, bevor ich gehe. — pne

  2. Tom hasn't shaved in three years.

    Том не голиться вже три роки. — Walentinio

    ruТом не бреется уже три года. — Walentinio

  3. I hope Tom remembered to shave.

    Сподіваюся, Том не забув поголитися. — deniko

    ruНадеюсь, Том не забыл побриться. — marafon

    deIch hoffe, Tom hat daran gedacht, sich zu rasieren. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. I got a shave and a haircut.

    Мене поголили та підстригли. — deniko

    ruЯ побрился и подстригся. — odexed

    deIch habe eine Rasur und einen Haarschnitt bekommen. — mayabe

  5. My father is shaving in the bathroom.

    Мій батько голиться у ванні. — deniko

    ruМой отец бреется в ванной. — marafon

    deMein Vater rasiert sich gerade im Badezimmer. — Espi

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
an instance of shaving:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
an instance of shaving:

Origin

From Middle English shave, from Old English sceafa, from Proto-Germanic *skabô.

From Middle English shave, from Old English sceafa, from Proto-Germanic *skabô.

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Forms

plural: shaves
Singularshave
Pluralshaves

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the act of removing hair with a razor:shaving

Word family

11 related words

Collocations

10 patterns
  • shaved his head
  • shave my head
  • shaves her legs
  • shaved off his
  • shave every day
  • shave every
  • shave every morning
  • shave off your
  • hasn't shaved in
  • going to shave

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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