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shave(1)(dictionary)
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shave 1, verb(dictionary)
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shave(2) (iou)



shave noun2. E17.
[from the verb.]
A thing shaved off; a shaving, a paring, a thin slice. E17.
An unauthenticated report. Military slang. E19.
The action or an act of shaving the face etc.; the process of being shaved. M19.
wet shave: see WET adjective.
P. Fitzgerald Having a shave at one of the many barbers.
A slight or grazing touch; a close approach without touching; a narrow miss or escape. Freq. in close shave, narrow shave, near shave. M19.
C. A. Davis I did not..get..wet when the bridge fell, though it was a close shave.
An act or instance of swindling or extortion, a swindle. colloq. M19.
An exorbitant premium on a bill of exchange. US slang. M19.