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Meaning of shaving

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

shaving

Pronunciation:/ˈʃeɪvɪŋ/

verb

Definitions

  1. To make bald or shorter by using a tool such as a razor or pair of electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin.

  2. To cut anything in this fashion.

    Example: The labourer with the bending scythe is seen / Shaving the surface of the waving green.

  3. To remove hair from one's face by this means.

    Example: I had little time to shave this morning.

  4. To cut finely, as with slices of meat.

noun

Definitions

  1. A thin, shaved off slice of wood, metal, or other material.

  2. The action of having a shave.