[{"word":"shaving","phonetic":"/ˈʃeɪvɪŋ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈʃeɪvɪŋ/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To cut anything in this fashion.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The labourer with the bending scythe is seen / Shaving the surface of the waving green."},{"definition":"To remove hair from one's face by this means.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I had little time to shave this morning."},{"definition":"To cut finely, as with slices of meat.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To reduce in size or weight.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To be hard and severe in a bargain with; to practice extortion on; to cheat.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A thin, shaved off slice of wood, metal, or other material.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The action of having a shave.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shave","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shaving"]}]