transitive verb shaved, shaved or shaven shav′en, shaving shav′·ing

1. to cut or scrape away a thin slice or slices from to shave the edge of a door
2. to cut or scrape into thin sections or slices shaved ham
3. 1. to cut off (hair, esp. the beard) at the surface of the skin: often with off or away
   2. to cut the hair to the surface of to shave the chin, the legs, etc.
   3. to cut the beard of (a person)
4. to barely touch or just miss touching in passing; graze
5. to cut short or trim (grass, etc.) closely
6. ☆ to discount (a note, bill, etc.) by more than the legal or customary rate
7. ☆ Informal to lower (a price, rate, etc.) by a slight margin

Etymology: ME schaven < OE sceafan, akin to Ger schaben < IE base *(s)kab-, to cut > L scabere, to shave

intransitive verb

noun

1. a tool used for cutting thin slices, as of wood, from a surface
2. something shaved or sliced off; shaving
3. the act or an instance of shaving the beard