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Definition of shave off phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

shave off

phrasal verb
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shave something off | shave something off something
  1. to remove a beard or moustache by shaving
    • Charles decided to shave off his beard.
  2. to cut very thin pieces from the surface of wood, etc.
    • I had to shave a few millimetres off the door to make it shut.
  3. to reduce a number by a very small amount
    • He shaved a tenth of a second off the world record.
See shave off in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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