shave off

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Definition of shave off in English English dictionary

shave sth off sth: remove very thin pieces from the surface of something, using a knife or other cutting tool. "I had to shave a few millimetres off the bottom of the door to make it shut."

shave sth off sth: if you shave a small amount off something such as a price or a record, you make the price slightly smaller or the record time slightly shorter. "She shaved half a second off the world record."

Remove hair by shaving. "I've decided to shave off my beard."

shave off: remove hair by shaving. "I've decided to shave off my beard."

Turkish pronunciation

şeyv ôf

Pronunciation

/ˈsʜāv ˈôf/ /ˈʃeɪv ˈɔːf/

Etymology

[ 'shAv ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English scafan; akin to Lithuanian skobti to pluck, Latin scabere to scratch, and perhaps to Greek koptein to cut; more at CAPON.