Shave vs. Save

Shave and Save Definitions
Shave
To remove the beard or other body hair from, with a razor or shaver
The barber lathered his face and then shaved him.
Save
To rescue from harm, danger, or loss
The lifeguard saved the struggling swimmer.
Shave
To cut (the beard, for example) at the surface of the skin with a razor or shaver.
Save
To prevent from dying
The doctors saved the patient.
Shave
To crop, trim, or mow closely
Shave a meadow.
Save
To set free from the consequences of sin; redeem
Prayed to save his soul.
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Shave
To remove thin slices from
Shave a board.
Save
To keep in a safe or healthy condition
God save King Richard!.
Shave
To cut or scrape into thin slices; shred
Shave chocolate.
Save
To hold back for future use
Saved his best song for the encore.
Shave
To come close to or graze in passing.
Save
To avoid spending (money) so as to keep or accumulate it.
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Shave
(transitive) To make (the head, skin etc.) bald or (the hair) shorter by using a tool such as a razor or electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin.
Save
To avoid spending (money or time) in an amount less than what circumstances normally require
Saved $25 at the sale.
Saved 15 minutes by taking a shortcut.
Shave
(transitive) To cut anything in this fashion.
Save
To prevent the waste or loss of; conserve
Bought an efficient device that saves electricity.
Shave
(intransitive) To remove hair from one's face by this means.
I had little time to shave this morning.
Save
To treat with care by avoiding fatigue, wear, or damage; spare
Wore sunglasses to save his eyesight.
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Shave
(transitive) To cut finely, as with slices of meat.
Save
To make unnecessary; obviate
By carrying two bags you can save an extra trip.
Shave
To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing.
Save
To spare (someone) from having to do something.
Shave
To reduce in size or weight.
Save
(Sports) To prevent (a goal) from being scored by blocking a shot. Used of a goalie.
Shave
To be hard and severe in a bargain with; to practice extortion on; to cheat.
Save
To prevent an opponent from scoring (a point).
Shave
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.
Save
To preserve a victory in (a game).
Shave
An instance of shaving.
I instructed the barber to give me a shave.
Save
(Baseball) To preserve (another pitcher's win) by protecting one's team's lead during a stint of relief pitching.
Shave
A thin slice; a shaving.
Save
(Computers) To copy (a file) from a computer's main memory to a disk or other storage medium.
Shave
An exorbitant discount on a note.
Save
To avoid waste or expense; economize.
Shave
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.
Save
To accumulate money
Saving for a vacation.
Shave
A hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end; a spokeshave.
Save
To preserve a person or thing from harm or loss.
Shave
(informal) A narrow miss or escape; a close shave.
Save
(Sports) An act that prevents a ball or puck from entering a goal.
Shave
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.
Save
(Baseball) A preservation by a relief pitcher of another pitcher's win.
Shave
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.
I'll shave your crown for this.
The laborer with the bending scythe is seenShaving the surface of the waving green.
Save
With the exception of; except
"No man enjoys self-reproach save a masochist" (Philip Wylie).
Shave
To cut off thin slices from; to cut in thin slices.
Plants bruised or shaven in leaf or root.
Save
Were it not; except
The house would be finished by now, save that we had difficulty contracting a roofer.
Shave
To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing.
Now shaves with level wing the deep.
Save
Unless.
Shave
To strip; to plunder; to fleece.
Save
(transitive) To prevent harm or difficulty.
Shave
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.
Save
To help (somebody) to survive, or rescue (somebody or something) from harm.
She was saved from drowning by a passer-by.
We were able to save a few of our possessions from the house fire.
Shave
A thin slice; a shaving.
Save
To keep (something) safe; to safeguard.
Shave
A cutting of the beard; the operation of shaving.
Save
To spare (somebody) from effort, or from something undesirable.
Shave
An exorbitant discount on a note.
Save
(Christianity) To redeem or protect someone from eternal damnation.
Jesus Christ came to save sinners.
Shave
A hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end; a drawing knife; a spokeshave.
Save
(sports) To catch or deflect (a shot at goal).
Shave
The act of passing very near to, so as almost to graze; as, the bullet missed by a close shave.
Save
(baseball) To preserve, as a relief pitcher, (a win of another pitcher's on one's team) by defending the lead held when the other pitcher left the game.
Shave
The act of removing hair with a razor
Save
To put aside, to avoid.
Shave
Remove body hair with a razor
Save
(transitive) To store for future use.
Let's save the packaging in case we need to send the product back.
Shave
Cut closely;
Trim my beard
Save
(transitive) To conserve or prevent the wasting of.
Save electricity by turning off the lights when you leave the room.
Shave
Cut the price of
Save
(transitive) To obviate or make unnecessary.
Shave
Cut or remove with or as if with a plane;
The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood
Save
To write a file to disk or other storage medium.
Where did I save that document? I can't find it on the desktop.
Shave
Make shavings of or reduce to shavings;
Shave the radish
Save
(intransitive) To economize or avoid waste.
Shave
Touch the surface of lightly;
His back shaved the counter in passing
Save
To accumulate money or valuables.
Save
To refrain from romantic or (especially in later use) sexual relationships until one is married or is with a suitable partner.
She told me she's saving herself for marriage.
Save
An instance of preventing (further) harm or difficulty.
Save
In various sports, a block that prevents an opponent from scoring.
The goaltender made a great save.
Save
(baseball) A successful attempt by a relief pitcher to preserve the win of another pitcher on one's team.
Jones retired seven to earn the save.
Save
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.
The giant wrestler continued to beat down his smaller opponent, until several wrestlers ran in for the save.
Save
(informal) An action that brings one back out of an awkward situation.
Nice save.
Save
(computing) The act, process, or result of saving data to a storage medium.
If you're hit by a power cut, you'll lose all of your changes since your last save.
The game console can store up to eight saves on a single cartridge.
Save
(RPG) A saving throw.
Save
Except; with the exception of.
Save
Unless; except
Save
The herb sage, or salvia.
Save
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.
God save all this fair company.
He cried, saying, Lord, save me.
Thou hast . . . quitted all to saveA world from utter loss.
Save
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.
Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.
Save
To keep from being spent or lost; to secure from waste or expenditure; to lay up; to reserve.
Now save a nation, and now save a groat.
Save
To rescue from something undesirable or hurtful; to prevent from doing something; to spare.
I'll save youThat labor, sir. All's now done.
Save
To hinder from doing, suffering, or happening; to obviate the necessity of; to prevent; to spare.
Will you not speak to save a lady's blush?
Save
To hold possession or use of; to escape loss of.
Just saving the tide, and putting in a stock of merit.
Save
To avoid unnecessary expense or expenditure; to prevent waste; to be economical.
Brass ordnance saveth in the quantity of the material.
Save
Except; excepting; not including; leaving out; deducting; reserving; saving.
Five times received I forty stripes save one.
Save
Except; unless.
Save
(sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring;
The goalie made a brilliant save
The relief pitcher got credit for a save
Save
Save from ruin, destruction, or harm
Save
To keep up and reserve for personal or special use;
She saved the old family photographs in a drawer
Save
Bring into safety;
We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack
Save
Spend less; buy at a reduced price
Save
Feather one's nest; have a nest egg;
He saves half his salary
Save
Make unnecessary an expenditure or effort;
This will save money
I'll save you the trouble
This will save you a lot of time
Save
Save from sins
Save
Refrain from harming
Save
Spend sparingly, avoid the waste of;
This move will save money
The less fortunate will have to economize now
Save
Retain rights to;
Keep my job for me while I give birth
Keep my seat, please
Keep open the possibility of a merger