Antonyms for shave
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : sheyv |
Phonetic Transcription : ʃeɪv |
Definition of shave
Origin :- Old English sceafan (strong verb, past tense scof, past participle scafen), "to scrape, shave, polish," from Proto-Germanic *skaban (cf. Old Norse skafa, Middle Dutch scaven, German schaben, Gothic skaban "scratch, shave, scrape"), from PIE *skabh-, collateral form of root *(s)kep- "to cut, to scrape, to hack" (see scabies). Related: Shaved; shaving. Original strong verb status is preserved in past tense form shaven. Specifically in reference to cutting the hair close from mid-13c. Figurative sense of "to strip (someone) of money or possessions" is attested from late 14c.
- verb cut outer covering off
- After I got home I did not shave for two days, and scarcely ever spoke.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- Being here, I may as well have a shave, and get trimmed close.'
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
- All right—and I'll profit by the opportunity to have a shave.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- I could see him a little better, if he'd shave himself, and get his hair cut.'
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
- No shower, no shave, no quiet dinner, no walk; all that would have to come later.
- Extract from : « The Second Voice » by Mann Rubin
- He was trembling as Sapt told him how the land lay, and bade him shave me.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner of Zenda » by Anthony Hope
- He couldn't have been more than eighteen when we first met him, for he never had to shave.
- Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson
- “It is strange that they do not shave their heads as do our people,” Chebron said.
- Extract from : « The Cat of Bubastes » by G. A. Henty
- They do not shave their heads as we do, and they generally let the hair on their faces grow.
- Extract from : « The Cat of Bubastes » by G. A. Henty
- He said he would walk with me and told his valet to shave him.
- Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
Synonyms for shave
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