Shave
noun
- 1.
- (The act or an instance of shaving, a tool for cutting off thin slices) give hima shave ការកោរ
Example: Shave off a thin piece of wood, A heap of shavings, Shave one's face, Shavingsoap brush, etc., The barber gave me a shave, Somsak did not run into the telegraph pole but it was a close shave.
verb — past tense: Shaved ; past participle: Shaven/Shaved ; present participle: Shaving ; 3rd person singular present Shaves
- 1.
- (វេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ) កោរ, កោស
- 2.
- (INTRANSITIVE) ~ something (off) (to cut off hair with a razor) កោរពុកមាត
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- A thin slice; a shaving.
- 2.
- A cutting of the beard; the operation of shaving.
- 3.
- An exorbitant discount on a note.
- 4.
- 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.
- 5.
- A hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end; a drawing knife; a spokeshave.
- 6.
- The act of passing very near to, so as almost to graze; as, the bullet missed by a close shave.
verb — past tense: Shaved ; past participle: Shaven/Shaved ; present participle: Shaving ; 3rd person singular present Shaves
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) 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.
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) 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.
- 3.
- (TRANSITIVE) To cut off thin slices from; to cut in thin slices.
- 4.
- (TRANSITIVE) To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing.
- 5.
- (TRANSITIVE) To strip; to plunder; to fleece.
- 6.
- (INTRANSITIVE) 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.