1. The act of removing hair with a razor
   "His daily shaving was a meditative ritual";
   - shave
    
2. A thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
   "The carpenter swept up the wood shavings from the workshop floor";
   - paring, sliver
    
3. The act of brushing against while passing
   "The plane's shaving of the treetops was a close call";
   - grazing, skimming

1. Remove body hair with a razor
   "He shaves every morning"
    
2. Cut closely
   "shave my beard";
   - trim
    
3. Touch the surface of lightly
   "His back shaved the counter in passing"
    
4. Cut or remove with or as if with a plane
   "The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood";
   - plane
    
5. Make shavings of or reduce to shavings
   "shave the radish"
    
6. Cut the price of
   "The store shaved 20% off the original price";
   - knock off [informal]

Derived forms: shavings

Type of: bring down, carve, crease, cut, cut back, cut down, cut up, depilation, epilation, fragment, graze, groom, neaten, rake, reduce, touch, touching, trim, trim back, trim down

Encyclopedia: Shaving