shaves

/ʃeɪvz/

IPA: /SH EY1 V Z/

verb

1
To make bald or shorter by using a tool such as a razor or pair of electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin.
2
To cut anything in this fashion.
“The labourer with the bending scythe is seen / Shaving the surface of the waving green.”
3
To remove hair from one's face by this means.
“I had little time to shave this morning.”
4
To cut finely, as with slices of meat.
5
To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing.
6
To reduce in size or weight.
7
To be hard and severe in a bargain with; to practice extortion on; to cheat.
8
To buy (a note) at a discount greater than the legal rate of interest, or to deduct in discounting it more than the legal rate allows.

noun

1
An instance of shaving.
“I instructed the barber to give me a shave.”
2
A thin slice; a shaving.
3
An exorbitant discount on a note.
4
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 consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end; a spokeshave.
6
A narrow miss or escape; a close shave.

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