<p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>shaved, shaved or (especially in combination) shaven, shaving.<ul><li>to remove hair from (the face, legs, etc.) by cutting it off close to the skin with a razor.</li><li>to cut off (hair, especially the beard) close to the skin with a razor (often followed by off or away).</li><li>to cut or scrape away the surface of with a sharp-edged tool: to shave hides in preparing leather.</li><li>to reduce to shavings or thin slices: to shave wood.</li><li>to cut or trim closely: to shave a lawn.</li><li>to scrape, graze, or come very near to: The car just shaved the garage door.</li><li><strong>Synonyms:</strong> touch, glance, brush.</li><li><strong>Commerce:</strong> to purchase (a note) at a rate of discount greater than is legal or customary.</li><li>to reduce or deduct from: The store shaved the price of winter suits in the spring.</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>the act, process, or an instance of shaving or being shaved.</li><li>a thin slice; a shaving.</li><li>any of various tools for shaving, scraping, removing thin slices, etc.</li></ul>