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Meanings of shave in English

Catalan
rasurat

The act of removing hair with a razor.

rasurat
Portuguese
barbear
Catalan
tallar
Spanish
recortar

Cut closely.

barbear

Cut the price of.

Cut or remove with or as if with a plane.

Synonyms
Examples for "plane"
Examples for "plane"
1
Islamic State said it had brought the plane down with a bomb.
Reuters
2
Under international law, France leads the inquiry because the plane crashed there.
Reuters
3
Describes northern New Jersey and New York as seen from the plane.
The new yorker
4
This morning, as they were boarding the plane, was a good example.
Acts of faith
5
It was possible that plane had gone down due to natural causes.
Wild Storm
Usage of shave in English
1
Naively I thought he wanted a shave, but, of course, he didn't.
A Gift from Bob
2
He didn't shave & a family of 4 rejected their nicest room.
The new yorker
3
What steps do you recommend parents take to help shave some costs?
Reuters
4
He had never seen Chrestomanci in need of a shave before, either.
The Pinhoe Egg
5
With his final pint of hot water he applied himself to shave.
Hornblower and the Crisis
6
You couldn't shave their forces down by 30 percent and claim victory.
All You Need Is Kill
7
Got to shave and I might as well do it in style.
The Night of the Long Knives
8
And I'd shave the wild-beast skin and make the wool into broadcloth.
North and South
9
The fire was out, and he had to shave in cold water.
The Queen of Hearts
10
This perfect shave kit provides full-size products for the ultimate, all-in-one regimen.
Ebony
11
It wasn't exactly the smoothest shave he's ever received, but he survived.
On Edge
12
So I thought a shave might be in order, so to speak.'
Man of War
13
As I shave my beard, the questions of identity keep haunting me.
Dark Matter
14
Don't you think Alexander was clever to command his soldiers to shave?
The grail king
15
He gave up on the idea of having a quick shave, too.
The Slab
16
On one occasion in subsequent travel I had a public shave there.
Across China on Foot
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Translations for shave
Portuguese
barbearrecortar
Spanish
recortar
Shave through the time
Shave across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common