to remove a growth of beard with a razor.

to remove hair from (the face, legs, etc.) by cutting it off close to the skin with a razor.

to cut off (hair, esp. the beard) close to the skin with a razor (often fol. by off or away ).

to cut or scrape away the surface of with a sharp-edged tool

to shave hides in preparing leather.

to reduce to shavings or thin slices

to shave wood.

to cut or trim closely

to shave a lawn.

to scrape, graze, or come very near to

The car just shaved the garage door.

Commerce . to purchase (a note) at a rate of discount greater than is legal or customary.

to reduce or deduct from

The store shaved the price of winter suits in the spring.

the act, process, or an instance of shaving or being shaved.

a thin slice; shaving.

any of various tools for shaving, scraping, removing thin slices, etc.

verb

barber , brush , clip , crop , cut , cut back , cut down , decorticate , graze , kiss , make bare , pare , peel , plane , prune , shear , shingle , shred , skim , skin , slash , slice thin , sliver , strip , touch , trim , flick , cheat , divide , glance , mow , portion , reduce , scrape , separate , slip , splinter , tonsure , whittle