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Noun
S:
(n)
shave
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shaving
(the act of removing hair with a razor)
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sister term
S:
(n)
depilation
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epilation
(the act of removing hair (as from an animal skin))
S:
(n)
shave
,
shaving
(the act of removing hair with a razor)
S:
(n)
electrolysis
(removing superfluous or unwanted hair by passing an electric current through the hair root)
derivationally related form
Verb
S:
(v)
shave
(remove body hair with a razor)
S:
(v)
shave
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trim
(cut closely)
"trim my beard"
S:
(v)
shave
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knock off
(cut the price of)
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S:
(v)
reduce
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cut down
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cut back
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trim
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trim down
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trim back
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cut
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bring down
(cut down on; make a reduction in)
"reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
S:
(v)
decrease
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lessen
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minify
(make smaller)
"He decreased his staff"
S:
(v)
change
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alter
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modify
(cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
"The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
sentence frame
S:
(v)
plane
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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"
S:
(v)
shave
(make shavings of or reduce to shavings)
"shave the radish"
S:
(v)
shave
(touch the surface of lightly)
"His back shaved the counter in passing"
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full troponym
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sister term
derivationally related form
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