Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  shave 
 
  4  of  6  senses  of  shave 
 
  Sense  1 
  shave 
  =>  razor 
  =>  tonsure 
 
  Sense  2 
  shave,  trim 
  =>  fleece,  shear 
 
  Sense  3 
  shave,  knock  off 
  =>  mark  down 
 
  Sense  6 
  shave 
  =>  skive 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  shave 
 
  4  of  6  senses  of  shave 
 
  Sense  1 
  shave 
  =>  razor 
  =>  tonsure 
 
  Sense  2 
  shave,  trim 
  =>  fleece,  shear 
 
  Sense  3 
  shave,  knock  off 
  =>  mark  down 
  =>  discount 
  =>  allow 
  =>  rebate 
 
  Sense  6 
  shave 
  =>  skive 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  shave 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  shave 
 
  6  senses  of  shave 
 
  Sense  1 
  shave 
  =>  groom,  neaten 
 
  Sense  2 
  shave,  trim 
  =>  cut 
 
  Sense  3 
  shave,  knock  off 
  =>  reduce,  cut  down  cut  back  trim,  trim  down  trim  back  cut,  bring  down 
 
  Sense  4 
  plane,  shave 
  =>  cut 
 
  Sense  5 
  shave 
  =>  carve,  cut  up 
 
  Sense  6 
  shave 
  =>  graze,  crease,  rake 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  shave 
 
  shave  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  6) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  shave 
 
  Sense  1 
  shave 
  =>  groom,  neaten 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  shave,  trim 
  =>  cut 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  shave,  knock  off 
  =>  reduce,  cut  down  cut  back  trim,  trim  down  trim  back  cut,  bring  down 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  plane,  shave 
  =>  cut 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  shave 
  =>  carve,  cut  up 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  shave 
  =>  graze,  crease,  rake 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  shaving 
  shaving 
  shaving-brush  tree 
  shaving  brush 
  shaving  cream 
  shaving  foam 
  shaving  soap 
 
  Overview  of  noun  shaving 
 
  The  noun  shaving  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  shave,  shaving  --  (the  act  of  removing  hair  with  a  razor) 
  2.  (1)  paring,  sliver,  shaving  --  (a  thin  fragment  or  slice  (especially  of  wood)  that  has  been  shaved  from  something) 
  3.  grazing,  shaving,  skimming  --  (the  act  of  brushing  against  while  passing) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  shave 
 
  The  verb  shave  has  6  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (8)  shave  --  (remove  body  hair  with  a  razor) 
  2.  (1)  shave,  trim  --  (cut  closely;  "trim  my  beard") 
  3.  shave,  knock  off  --  (cut  the  price  of) 
  4.  plane,  shave  --  (cut  slices  from  "The  machine  shaved  off  fine  layers  from  the  piece  of  wood") 
  5.  shave  --  (make  shavings  of  or  reduce  to  shavings;  "shave  the  radish") 
  6.  shave  --  (touch  the  surface  of  lightly;  "His  back  shaved  the  counter  in  passing") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  shaving 
 
  The  noun  shaving  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  shave,  shaving  --  (the  act  of  removing  hair  with  a  razor) 
  2.  (1)  paring,  sliver,  shaving  --  (a  thin  fragment  or  slice  (especially  of  wood)  that  has  been  shaved  from  something) 
  3.  grazing,  shaving,  skimming  --  (the  act  of  brushing  against  while  passing) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  shave 
 
  The  verb  shave  has  6  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (8)  shave  --  (remove  body  hair  with  a  razor) 
  2.  (1)  shave,  trim  --  (cut  closely;  "trim  my  beard") 
  3.  shave,  knock  off  --  (cut  the  price  of) 
  4.  plane,  shave  --  (cut  slices  from  "The  machine  shaved  off  fine  layers  from  the  piece  of  wood") 
  5.  shave  --  (make  shavings  of  or  reduce  to  shavings;  "shave  the  radish") 
  6.  shave  --  (touch  the  surface  of  lightly;  "His  back  shaved  the  counter  in  passing") 

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