The meaning of Shave

noun

A person who cuts men's hair and shaves or trims beards as an occupation.

Usage examples:

He had his hair cut at the local barber's

verb

Cut or trim (a man's hair).

Usage examples:

His hair was neatly barbered

noun

A person whose job is cutting hair, esp. of men and boys

noun

An implement with a handle and a block of bristles, hair, or wire, used especially for cleaning, applying a liquid or powder to a surface, or arranging the hair.

Usage examples:

A shaving brush

verb

Remove (dust or dirt) by sweeping or scrubbing.

Usage examples:

We'll be able to brush the mud off easily

noun

Undergrowth, small trees, and shrubs.

Usage examples:

Trees and brush alongside the fields and channels are home to birds and other wildlife

noun

A cultivated plant that is grown on a large scale commercially, especially a cereal, fruit, or vegetable.

Usage examples:

The main crops were oats and barley

verb

Cut (something, especially a person's hair) very short.

Usage examples:

She cropped her long golden hair

verb

Short for riding crop or hunting crop.

verb

Reduce (food) to small shreds by rubbing it on a grater.

Usage examples:

Peel and roughly grate the carrots

noun

The recess of a fireplace or furnace.

Usage examples:

A small coal fire burned in the grate

noun

Reduce to shreds by rubbing against a perforated surface

verb

(of cattle, sheep, etc.) eat grass in a field.

Usage examples:

Cattle graze on the open meadows

noun

A slight injury where the skin is scraped.

Usage examples:

Cuts and grazes on the skin

verb

To touch and rub against something while passing it, causing slight damage

Usage examples:

The bullet only grazed his leg., [ i ] cows grazed in the field.

verb

Touch or caress with the lips as a sign of love, sexual desire, or greeting.

Usage examples:

He kissed her on the lips

noun

A touch or caress with the lips.

Usage examples:

A quick kiss on the cheek

verb

To touch or press your lips against another person, esp. another person’s lips or cheek, as a greeting or to express love

Usage examples:

[ i/t ] the two women hugged and kissed (each other)., [ t ] he kissed the children goodbye., give …

noun

A strip of material, such as paper, cloth, or food, that has been torn, cut, or scraped from something larger.

Usage examples:

Her dress was torn to shreds

verb

Tear or cut into shreds.

Usage examples:

The tender inside leaves can be shredded finely for tasty salads and braised red cabbage is fantast…

verb

To cut or tear something into small pieces

Usage examples:

Shred some lettuce into the salad bowl., he shredded documents to get rid of them., there isn’t a s…

noun

A part of a monk's or priest's head left bare on top by shaving off the hair.

Usage examples:

His hair is thinning up there—soon he'll have a tonsure like a monk's

verb

Shave the hair on top of (a monk's or priest's head); give a tonsure to.

Usage examples:

Louis's half-brothers were tonsured and sent away to monasteries

noun

The top back part of a monk's head from which a circle of hair has been removed

verb

Make (something) neat or of the required size or form by cutting away irregular or unwanted parts.

Usage examples:

Trim the grass using a sharp mower

noun

Additional decoration, typically along the edges of something and in contrasting colour or material.

Usage examples:

A red blazer with gold trim

adjective

Neat and smart in appearance; in good order.

Usage examples:

His face was freshly shaved, his clothes neat and trim