English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of shave

shave

/noun/ मूंड़ना; हजामत; दाढ़ी घोंटाई; छल; कपट; धोखा;
/verb/मूंड़ना; काटना; छीलना; अपने आप को मूँड़ना; हजामत बनवाना; खुरचना; काट; पतला टुकड़ा;

Synonym haircut; deceit; hypocrisy; cheat; fleece; reap; pare; razor; scrape; cutting; shiver;

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English Dictionary:

1. Shave

- obs. p. p. of Shave.

2. Shave

[v. i.]

- 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.

3. Shave

[v. t.]

- 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.
- 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.
- To cut off thin slices from; to cut in thin slices.
- To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing.
- To strip; to plunder; to fleece.
- A thin slice; a shaving.
- A cutting of the beard; the operation of shaving.
- An exorbitant discount on a note.
- 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.
- A hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end; a drawing knife; a spokeshave.
- The act of passing very near to, so as almost to graze; as, the bullet missed by a close shave.