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S: (v) groom, neaten (care for one's external appearance) "He is always well-groomed"

S: (v) cleanse, clean (clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing) "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner"
S: (v) shave (remove body hair with a razor)
S: (v) comb, comb out, disentangle (smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb) "comb your hair before dinner"; "comb the wool"
S: (v) dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure (arrange attractively) "dress my hair for the wedding"
S: (v) mousse, gel (apply a styling gel to) "she mousses her hair"
S: (v) pomade (apply pomade to (hair))
S: (v) clean up (make oneself clean, presentable or neat) "Clean up before you go to the party"
S: (v) make up (apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier) "She makes herself up every morning"
S: (v) manicure (care for (one's hand) by cutting and shaping the nails, etc.)
S: (v) barber (perform the services of a barber: cut the hair and/or beard of)
S: (v) pedicure (care for one's feet by cutting and shaping the nails, etc.)
S: (v) doll up, do up, pretty up, glam up (use special care in dressing, making-up, etc.) "She dolled herself up for the night out with her friends"
S: (v) spruce up, spruce, slick up, smarten up (dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion) "He spruced up for the party"
S: (v) perfume, scent (apply perfume to) "She perfumes herself every day"

S: (v) shave, trim (cut closely) "trim my beard"
S: (v) shave, knock off (cut the price of)
S: (v) plane, 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"