shave
- shave
n. scheren; dunne snee; slijp
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v. scheren; zich scheren; langsscheren
shave1
[ sjeev] 〈zelfstandig naamwoord〉
1 het scheren ⇒ scheerbeurt
♦voorbeelden:
1 I must have a shave • ik moet me eens (laten) scheren
¶ he got through by a shave • hij kwam er op het nippertje door 〈examen〉
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shave2
〈voornamelijk als bijvoeglijk naamwoord shaven [sjeevn]〉
I 〈onovergankelijk en overgankelijk werkwoord; ook wederkerend werkwoord〉
1 (zich) scheren
♦voorbeelden:
1 he doesn't shave every day • hij scheert zich niet dagelijks
shave off one's beard • zijn baard er afscheren
II 〈overgankelijk werkwoord〉
1 〈vaak +off〉(af)schaven ⇒ afraspen
2 〈informeel〉scheren langs ⇒ schampen, rakelings gaan langs
♦voorbeelden:
2 the car just shaved me by an inch • de wagen miste me op een haar na
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Shave — Shave, v. t. [imp. {Shaved} (sh[=a]vd);p. p. {Shaved} or {Shaven} (sh[=a]v n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Shaving}.] [OE. shaven, schaven, AS. scafan, sceafan; akin to D. schaven, G. schaben, Icel. skafa, Sw. skafva, Dan. skave, Goth. scaban, Russ. kopate… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shave — Shave, n. [AS. scafa, sceafa, a sort of knife. See {Shave}, v. t.] 1. A thin slice; a shaving. Wright. [1913 Webster] 2. A cutting of the beard; the operation of shaving. [1913 Webster] 3. (a) An exorbitant discount on a note. [Cant, U.S.] (b) A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shave — [shāv] vt. shaved, shaved or shaven, shaving [ME schaven < OE sceafan, akin to Ger schaben < IE base * (s)kab , to cut > L scabere, to shave] 1. to cut or scrape away a thin slice or slices from [to shave the edge of a door] 2. to cut or … English World dictionary
Shave — (sh[=a]v), obs. p. p. of {Shave}. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] His beard was shave as nigh as ever he can. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shave — may refer fo: * to shave refers to the act of shaving * Shave, a song by Enon from their 2003 album Hocus Pocus … Wikipedia
Shave — Shave, v. i. To use a razor for removing the beard; to cut closely; hence, to be hard and severe in a bargain; to practice extortion; to cheat. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shave — index decrease, minimize Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
shave — vb *brush, graze, glance, skim Analogous words: touch, contact (see corresponding nouns at CONTACT): *escape, avoid … New Dictionary of Synonyms
shave — The verb has a past form and past participle shaved, but the adjectival form is normally shaven, as in clean shaven … Modern English usage
shave — [v] cut outer covering off barber, brush, clip, crop, cut, cut back, cut down, decorticate, graze, kiss, make bare, pare, peel, plane, prune, shear, shingle, shred, skim, skin, slash, slice thin, sliver, strip, touch, trim; concepts… … New thesaurus
shave — ► VERB 1) cut the hair off one s face with a razor. 2) cut the hair off (part of the body) with a razor. 3) cut (a thin slice or slices) off something. 4) reduce by a small amount. 5) pass or send something very close to. ► NOUN 1) … English terms dictionary
