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Noun
S:
(n)
shave
,
shaving
(the act of removing hair with a razor)
direct hyponym
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full hyponym
S:
(n)
tonsure
(shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
derivationally related form
W:
(v)
shave
[Related to:
shave
,
shaving
] (remove body hair with a razor)
Verb
S:
(v)
shave
(remove body hair with a razor)
S:
(v)
shave
,
trim
(cut closely)
"trim my beard"
S:
(v)
shave
,
knock off
(cut the price of)
direct troponym
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full troponym
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
sentence frame
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"
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
derivationally related form
sentence frame
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"