Phrasal Verbs
- 1to remove a beard or mustache by shaving Charles decided to shave off his beard.
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- 2to cut very thin pieces from the surface of wood, etc. I had to shave a few millimeters off the door to make it shut.
- 3to reduce a number by a very small amount He shaved a tenth of a second off the world record.