[ʃeɪv], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of a man) cut the hair off the face with a razor
(e.g: he washed, shaved, and had breakfast)

- cut (a thin slice or slices) from the surface of something
(e.g: scrape a large sharp knife across the surface, shaving off rolls of very fine chocolate)

- pass or send something close to (something else), missing it narrowly
(e.g: Scott shaved the post in the 29th minute)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English sc(e)afan ‘scrape away the surface of (something) by paring’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schaven and German schaben

[ʃeɪv], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an act of shaving hair from the face or a part of the body
(e.g: you need a shave)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English sc(e)afan ‘scrape away the surface of (something) by paring’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schaven and German schaben