Noun
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the act of removing hair with a razor
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shaving |
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depilation,
epilation the act of removing hair (as from an animal skin)
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Verb
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remove body hair with a razor
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neaten,
groom care for one's external appearance; "He is always well-groomed"
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razor shave with a razor
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tonsure shave the head of a newly inducted monk
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| shave -
cut closely; "trim my beard"
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trim |
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cut grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"
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fleece,
shear shear the wool from; "shear sheep"
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touch the surface of lightly; "His back shaved the counter in passing"
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crease,
graze,
rake scrape gently; "graze the skin"
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skive remove the surface of; "skive leather"
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| shave -
make shavings of or reduce to shavings; "shave the radish"
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carve,
cut up cut to pieces; "Father carved the ham"
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| shave -
cut the price of
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knock off |
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trim back,
trim down,
cut back,
bring down,
cut down,
trim,
reduce,
cut return in time; "the film cut back to an earlier event in the story"
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mark down reduce the price of
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| shave -
cut or remove with or as if with a plane; "The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood"
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plane |
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cut grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"
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