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Noun

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

Verb

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"

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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"

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S: (v) cut (cut%2:35:00::) (separate with or as if with an instrument) "Cut the rope"

S: (v) manicure (manicure%2:29:01::) (trim carefully and neatly) "manicure fingernails"
S: (v) scissor (scissor%2:35:00::) (cut with or as if with scissors)
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) slice (slice%2:35:00::), slice up (slice_up%2:35:00::) (cut into slices) "Slice the salami, please"
S: (v) pink (pink%2:35:00::) (cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing)
S: (v) jag (jag%2:35:00::) (cut teeth into; make a jagged cutting edge)
S: (v) carve (carve%2:35:00::), cut up (cut_up%2:35:00::) (cut to pieces) "Father carved the ham"
S: (v) carve (carve%2:35:01::) (form by carving) "Carve a flower from the ice"
S: (v) carve (carve%2:35:02::), chip at (chip_at%2:35:00::) (engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface) "carve one's name into the bark"
S: (v) cube (cube%2:35:00::), dice (dice%2:35:00::) (cut into cubes) "cube the cheese"
S: (v) julienne (julienne%2:35:00::) (cut into long thin strips) "julienne the potatoes"
S: (v) chop (chop%2:35:00::), hack (hack%2:35:02::) (cut with a hacking tool)
S: (v) undercut (undercut%2:35:03::) (cut obliquely into (a tree) below the main cut and on the side toward which the tree will fall)
S: (v) hack (hack%2:35:01::) (cut away) "he hacked his way through the forest"
S: (v) chop (chop%2:35:01::), chop up (chop_up%2:35:00::) (cut into pieces) "Chop wood"; "chop meat"
S: (v) fell (fell%2:35:00::), drop (drop%2:35:03::), strike down (strike_down%2:35:00::), cut down (cut_down%2:35:02::) (cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow) "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"
S: (v) nick (nick%2:35:00::), chip (chip%2:35:03::) (cut a nick into)
S: (v) nick (nick%2:35:01::), snick (snick%2:35:00::) (cut slightly, with a razor) "The barber's knife nicked his cheek"
S: (v) chip (chip%2:35:00::), knap (knap%2:35:01::), cut off (cut_off%2:35:02::), break off (break_off%2:35:00::) (break a small piece off from) "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth"
S: (v) pare (pare%2:35:00::), trim (trim%2:35:03::) (remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size) "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber"
S: (v) circumcise (circumcise%2:35:01::) (cut the skin over the clitoris)
S: (v) furrow (furrow%2:35:02::), chamfer (chamfer%2:35:00::), chase (chase%2:35:02::) (cut a furrow into a columns)
S: (v) indent (indent%2:35:01::) (cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for authentication) "indent the documents"
S: (v) mortise (mortise%2:35:01::), mortice (mortice%2:35:01::) (cut a hole for a tenon in)
S: (v) mow (mow%2:35:00::), cut down (cut_down%2:35:01::) (cut with a blade or mower) "mow the grass"
S: (v) shear (shear%2:35:01::) (cut or cut through with shears) "shear the wool off the lamb"
S: (v) slash (slash%2:35:00::), gash (gash%2:35:00::) (cut open) "she slashed her wrists"
S: (v) slash (slash%2:35:01::), cut down (cut_down%2:35:03::) (cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete)
S: (v) tap (tap%2:35:02::) (cut a female screw thread with a tap)
S: (v) hob (hob%2:35:00::) (cut with a hob)
S: (v) bore (bore%2:35:00::), drill (drill%2:35:00::) (make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool) "don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil"; "carpenter bees are boring holes into the wall"
S: (v) nip (nip%2:35:01::), nip off (nip_off%2:35:00::), clip (clip%2:35:03::), snip (snip%2:35:07::), snip off (snip_off%2:35:00::) (sever or remove by pinching or snipping) "nip off the flowers"
S: (v) dissect (dissect%2:35:00::) (cut open or cut apart) "dissect the bodies for analysis"
S: (v) bisect (bisect%2:35:00::) (cut in half or cut in two) "bisect a line"
S: (v) transect (transect%2:35:00::) (cut across or divide transversely) "the trails transect the property"
S: (v) trisect (trisect%2:35:00::) (cut in three) "trisect a line"
S: (v) whittle (whittle%2:35:00::), pare (pare%2:35:01::) (cut small bits or pare shavings from) "whittle a piece of wood"
S: (v) chatter (chatter%2:35:00::) (cut unevenly with a chattering tool)
S: (v) cut away (cut_away%2:35:00::) (remove by cutting off or away) "cut away the branch that sticks out"
S: (v) tomahawk (tomahawk%2:35:00::) (cut with a tomahawk)
S: (v) sabre (sabre%2:35:01::), saber (saber%2:35:01::) (cut or injure with a saber)
S: (v) rebate (rebate%2:35:00::) (cut a rebate in (timber or stone))
S: (v) cradle (cradle%2:35:02::) (cut grain with a cradle scythe)
S: (v) incise (incise%2:35:00::) (make an incision into by carving or cutting)
S: (v) trench (trench%2:35:00::) (cut or carve deeply into) "letters trenched into the stone"
S: (v) dock (dock%2:35:01::), tail (tail%2:35:00::), bob (bob%2:35:00::) (remove or shorten the tail of an animal)
S: (v) slit (slit%2:35:01::), slice (slice%2:35:01::) (make a clean cut through) "slit her throat"
S: (v) saw (saw%2:35:00::) (cut with a saw) "saw wood for the fireplace"
S: (v) discerp (discerp%2:35:01::), sever (sever%2:35:00::), lop (lop%2:35:01::) (cut off from a whole) "His head was severed from his body"; "The soul discerped from the body"
S: (v) chase (chase%2:35:00::) (cut a groove into) "chase silver"
S: (v) bevel (bevel%2:35:00::), chamfer (chamfer%2:35:01::) (cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel) "bevel the surface"
S: (v) crosscut (crosscut%2:35:00::), cut across (cut_across%2:35:00::) (cut using a diagonal line)
S: (v) rip (rip%2:35:01::) (cut (wood) along the grain)

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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"

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