shave

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

the act of removing hair with a razor
• Syn:
shaving
• Derivationally related forms:
shave (for: shaving)
• Hypernyms:
depilation, epilation
• Hyponyms:
tonsure

II - verb

1. remove body hair with a razor (Freq. 8)
• Derivationally related forms:
shaver, shaving
• Hypernyms:
groom, neaten
• Hyponyms:
razor, tonsure
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- They shave their hair
2. cut closely (Freq. 1)
- trim my beard
• Syn:
trim
• Derivationally related forms:
trim (for: trim), trimming (for: trim)
• Hypernyms:
cut
• Hyponyms:
fleece, shear
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- They shave their hair
3. cut the price of
• Syn:
knock off
• Hypernyms:
reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down,
trim back, cut, bring down
• Hyponyms:
mark down
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. cut or remove with or as if with a plane
- The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood
• Syn:
plane
• Derivationally related forms:
plane (for: plane), planer (for: plane)
• Hypernyms:
cut
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
5. make shavings of or reduce to shavings
- shave the radish
• Derivationally related forms:
shaving
• Hypernyms:
carve, cut up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- The chefs shave the vegetables
6. touch the surface of lightly
- His back shaved the counter in passing
• Derivationally related forms:
shaving
• Hypernyms:
graze, crease, rake
• Hyponyms:
skive
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  shaving, plane, knock off, trim