Shave vs. Save

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Shaveverb

(transitive) To make bald or shorter by using a tool such as a razor or pair of electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin.

Shaveverb

(transitive) To cut anything in this fashion.

Shaveverb

(intransitive) To remove hair from one's face by this means.

Shaveverb

(transitive) To cut finely, as with slices of meat.

Shaveverb

To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing.

Shaveverb

To reduce in size or weight.

Shaveverb

To be hard and severe in a bargain with; to practice extortion on; to cheat.

Shaveverb

To buy (a note) at a discount greater than the legal rate of interest, or to deduct in discounting it more than the legal rate allows.

Shavenoun

An instance of shaving.

Shavenoun

A thin slice; a shaving.

Shavenoun

An exorbitant discount on a note.

Shavenoun

A premium paid for an extension of the time of delivery or payment, or for the right to vary a stock contract in any particular.

Shavenoun

A hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end; a spokeshave.

Shavenoun

(informal) A narrow miss or escape; a close shave.

Shave

obs. p. p. of Shave.

Shaveverb

To cut or pare off from the surface of a body with a razor or other edged instrument; to cut off closely, as with a razor; as, to shave the beard.

Shaveverb

To make bare or smooth by cutting off closely the surface, or surface covering, of; especially, to remove the hair from with a razor or other sharp instrument; to take off the beard or hair of; as, to shave the face or the crown of the head; he shaved himself.

Shaveverb

To cut off thin slices from; to cut in thin slices.

Shaveverb

To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing.

Shaveverb

To strip; to plunder; to fleece.

Shaveverb

To use a razor for removing the beard; to cut closely; hence, to be hard and severe in a bargain; to practice extortion; to cheat.

Shavenoun

A thin slice; a shaving.

Shavenoun

A cutting of the beard; the operation of shaving.

Shavenoun

An exorbitant discount on a note.

Shavenoun

A hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end; a drawing knife; a spokeshave.

Shavenoun

The act of passing very near to, so as almost to graze; as, the bullet missed by a close shave.

Shavenoun

the act of removing hair with a razor

Shaveverb

remove body hair with a razor

Shaveverb

cut closely;

Shaveverb

cut the price of

Shaveverb

cut or remove with or as if with a plane;

Shaveverb

make shavings of or reduce to shavings;

Shaveverb

touch the surface of lightly;

Savenoun

In various sports, a block that prevents an opponent from scoring.

Savenoun

(baseball) When a relief pitcher comes into a game leading by 3 points (runs) or less, and his team wins while continually being ahead.

Savenoun

A point in a professional wrestling match when one or more wrestlers run to the ring to aid a fellow wrestler who is being beaten.

Savenoun

(computing) The act, process, or result of saving data to a storage medium.

Savenoun

(RPG) A saving throw.

Saveverb

(transitive) To prevent harm or difficulty.

Saveverb

To help (somebody) to survive, or rescue (somebody or something) from harm.

Saveverb

To keep (something) safe; to safeguard.

Saveverb

To spare (somebody) from effort, or from something undesirable.

Saveverb

(theology) To redeem or protect someone from eternal damnation.

Saveverb

(sports) To catch or deflect (a shot at goal).

Saveverb

To put aside, to avoid.

Saveverb

(transitive) To store for future use.

Saveverb

(transitive) To conserve or prevent the wasting of.

Saveverb

(transitive) To obviate or make unnecessary.

Saveverb

To write a file to disk or other storage medium.

Saveverb

(intransitive) To economize or avoid waste.

Saveverb

To accumulate money or valuables.

Savepreposition

Except; with the exception of.

Saveconjunction

(dated) unless; except

Savenoun

The herb sage, or salvia.

Saveverb

To make safe; to procure the safety of; to preserve from injury, destruction, or evil of any kind; to rescue from impending danger; as, to save a house from the flames.

Saveverb

Specifically, to deliver from sin and its penalty; to rescue from a state of condemnation and spiritual death, and bring into a state of spiritual life.

Saveverb

To keep from being spent or lost; to secure from waste or expenditure; to lay up; to reserve.

Saveverb

To rescue from something undesirable or hurtful; to prevent from doing something; to spare.

Saveverb

To hinder from doing, suffering, or happening; to obviate the necessity of; to prevent; to spare.

Saveverb

To hold possession or use of; to escape loss of.

Saveverb

To avoid unnecessary expense or expenditure; to prevent waste; to be economical.

Save

Except; excepting; not including; leaving out; deducting; reserving; saving.

Saveconjunction

Except; unless.

Savenoun

(sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring;

Saveverb

save from ruin, destruction, or harm

Saveverb

to keep up and reserve for personal or special use;

Saveverb

bring into safety;

Saveverb

spend less; buy at a reduced price

Saveverb

feather one's nest; have a nest egg;

Saveverb

make unnecessary an expenditure or effort;

Saveverb

save from sins

Saveverb

refrain from harming

Saveverb

spend sparingly, avoid the waste of;

Saveverb

retain rights to;

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