·- obs. ·p.p. of Shave.
II. Shave ·vt A thin slice; a shaving.
III. Shave ·vt An exorbitant discount on a note.
IV. Shave ·vt A cutting of the beard; the operation of shaving.
V. Shave ·vt To cut off thin slices from; to cut in thin slices.
VI. Shave ·vt To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing.
VII. Shave ·vt The act of passing very near to, so as almost to graze; as, the bullet missed by a close shave.
VIII. Shave ·vt A hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end; a drawing knife; a spokeshave.
IX. Shave ·vt To Strip; to Plunder; to Fleece.
X. Shave ·vt A premium paid for an extension of the time of delivery or payment, or for the right to vary a stock contract in any particular.
XI. Shave ·vt To cut or pare off from the surface of a body with a razor or other edged instrument; to cut off closely, as with a razor; as, to shave the beard.
XII. Shave ·vi 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.
XIII. Shave ·vt To make bare or smooth by cutting off closely the surface, or surface covering, of; especially, to remove the hair from with a razor or other sharp instrument; to take off the beard or hair of; as, to shave the face or the crown of the head; he shaved himself.