Shave
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( v. i.) 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.
(2): ( v. t.) An exorbitant discount on a note.
(3): ( v. t.) 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.
(4): obs. p. p. of Shave.
(5): ( v. t.) To strip; to plunder; to fleece.
(6): ( v. t.) The act of passing very near to, so as almost to graze; as, the bullet missed by a close shave.
(7): ( v. t.) A cutting of the beard; the operation of shaving.
(8): ( v. t.) A thin slice; a shaving.
(9): ( v. t.) 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.
(10): ( v. t.) 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.
(11): ( v. t.) To cut off thin slices from; to cut in thin slices.
(12): ( v. t.) To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing.
(13): ( v. t.) A hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end; a drawing knife; a spokeshave.
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words [2]
a late form of xureo, or xuro, from xuron, "a razor," occurs in Acts 21:24 (Middle Voice), in connection with a vow ( Numbers 6:2-18; cp. Acts 18:18 : see SHEAR); 1—Corinthians 11:5,6 (2nd part in each).
King James Dictionary [3]
Shave pret. shaved pp. shaved or shaven.
1. To cut or pare off something from the surface of the body by a razor or other edged instrument, by rubbing, scraping or drawing the instrument along the surface as, tto shave the chin and cheeks to shave the head of its hair.
He shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing. Numbers 6 .
2. To shave off, to cut off.
Neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard. Leviticus 21 .
3. To pare close.
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Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types [4]
Judges 16:17 (c) This represents any action which would destroy fellowship with GOD and hinder the Spirit from working. Samson deliberately broke his vow with GOD. Isaiah 7:20 (a) This describes the punishment of Israel when the Assyrians invaded the land.
