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S: (n) shave (shave%1:04:00::), shaving (shaving%1:04:00::) (the act of removing hair with a razor)

S: (v) shave (shave%2:29:00::) (remove body hair with a razor)
S: (v) shave (shave%2:35:01::), trim (trim%2:35:01::) (cut closely) "trim my beard"
S: (v) shave (shave%2:40:00::), knock off (knock_off%2:40:03::) (cut the price of)

S: (v) reduce (reduce%2:30:00::), cut down (cut_down%2:30:00::), cut back (cut_back%2:30:01::), trim (trim%2:30:00::), trim down (trim_down%2:30:00::), trim back (trim_back%2:30:00::), cut (cut%2:30:06::), bring down (bring_down%2:30:00::) (cut down on; make a reduction in) "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"

S: (v) shorten (shorten%2:30:01::) (make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration) "He shortened his trip due to illness"
S: (v) spill (spill%2:30:04::) (reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail))
S: (v) quench (quench%2:30:04::) (reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance)
S: (v) retrench (retrench%2:30:00::) (make a reduction, as in one's workforce) "The company had to retrench"
S: (v) slash (slash%2:30:00::) (cut drastically) "Prices were slashed"
S: (v) thin out (thin_out%2:30:00::) (make sparse) "thin out the young plants"
S: (v) thin (thin%2:30:01::) (make thin or thinner) "Thin the solution"
S: (v) take away (take_away%2:30:03::), detract (detract%2:30:04::) (take away a part from; diminish) "His bad manners detract from his good character"
S: (v) deflate (deflate%2:30:10::) (reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices) "deflate the currency"
S: (v) inflate (inflate%2:30:10::) (increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value) "inflate the currency"
S: (v) downsize (downsize%2:30:00::) ((of a company) reduce in size or number of employees) "the company downsized its research staff"
S: (v) subtract (subtract%2:30:00::) (take off or away) "this prefix was subtracted when the word was borrowed from French"
S: (v) shave (shave%2:40:00::), knock off (knock_off%2:40:03::) (cut the price of)

S: (v) plane (plane%2:35:00::), shave (shave%2:35:02::) (cut or remove with or as if with a plane) "The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood"
S: (v) shave (shave%2:35:03::) (make shavings of or reduce to shavings) "shave the radish"
S: (v) shave (shave%2:35:00::) (touch the surface of lightly) "His back shaved the counter in passing"

W: (n) shaving (shaving%1:04:01::) [Related to: shave] (the act of brushing against while passing)