Shave meaning in English
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Definition
to shave: to cut off or remove hair from one's face or body (using a razor)
Philip normally shaves twice a day. Philip normally removes his facial hair twice a day.
to shave somebody's head to cut all the hair off somebody's head
Examples
- "But the bastard shaved off all of my hair."
- "You've shaved your head!"
Exercise 1
What did we learn from Brian's (incredible) song?
What did we learn from Brian's (incredible) song?
This is totally incorrect. Brian mentions his hair products (shampoos, mousse, gel, and wax) but nothing about them disappearing.
This is incorrect. Brian "had his hair cut". This means that someone cut Brian's hair, he did not cut his hair himself.
This is the correct answer. Brian's song is about a trip to the barbers during which Brian has his hair "shaved off". To "shave" one's hair is to remove some hair by using a razor or a shaver. Brian says that he asked for a "trim": this is a quick cut of hair, so that not much hair is removed.
This answer is plainly wrong. Although Brian would no doubt like to become a barber in order to cut Bruno's hair, he does not sing about this in his song.
Exercise 2
Fill in the blanks below with terms related to hair and hairdressers. Some of the terms from the list below were used in Brian's song.
(Not all the terms are used, no term is used more than once.)
shave | haircut | grow | shampoo | barber | gel | long | hairstyle | short | cut
Customer: Hello, I'm here for my monthly .
Hairdresser: Certainly, sir. Take a seat. Would you like me to use to clean your hair?
Customer: No thanks, I already cleaned it this morning.
Hairdresser: Do you want me to use scissors to your hair?
Customer: Actually, I would prefer you to it with a razor. I want it very all over.
10 minutes later
Hairdresser: There you go, sir. What do you think?
Customer: My god, I look like a football hooligan! Do you have anything to make my hair back?
(Not all the terms are used, no term is used more than once.)
shave | haircut | grow | shampoo | barber | gel | long | hairstyle | short | cut
Customer: Hello, I'm here for my monthly .
Hairdresser: Certainly, sir. Take a seat. Would you like me to use to clean your hair?
Customer: No thanks, I already cleaned it this morning.
Hairdresser: Do you want me to use scissors to your hair?
Customer: Actually, I would prefer you to it with a razor. I want it very all over.
10 minutes later
Hairdresser: There you go, sir. What do you think?
Customer: My god, I look like a football hooligan! Do you have anything to make my hair back?
Fill in the blanks below with terms related to hair and hairdressers. Some of the terms from the list below were used in Brian's song.
(Not all the terms are used, no term is used more than once.)
shave | haircut | grow | shampoo | barber | gel | long | hairstyle | short | cut
Customer: Hello, I'm here for my monthly haircut 1.
Hairdresser: Certainly, sir. Take a seat. Would you like me to use shampoo 2 to clean your hair?
Customer: No thanks, I already cleaned it this morning.
Hairdresser: Do you want me to use scissors to cut 3 your hair?
Customer: Actually, I would prefer you to shave 4 it with a razor. I want it very short 5 all over.
10 minutes later
Hairdresser: There you go, sir. What do you think?
Customer: My god, I look like a football hooligan! Do you have anything to make my hair grow 6 back?
(Not all the terms are used, no term is used more than once.)
shave | haircut | grow | shampoo | barber | gel | long | hairstyle | short | cut
Customer: Hello, I'm here for my monthly haircut 1.
Hairdresser: Certainly, sir. Take a seat. Would you like me to use shampoo 2 to clean your hair?
Customer: No thanks, I already cleaned it this morning.
Hairdresser: Do you want me to use scissors to cut 3 your hair?
Customer: Actually, I would prefer you to shave 4 it with a razor. I want it very short 5 all over.
10 minutes later
Hairdresser: There you go, sir. What do you think?
Customer: My god, I look like a football hooligan! Do you have anything to make my hair grow 6 back?
1 haircut: A "haircut" refers to the act of cutting one's hair, or the style in which it is cut.
2 shampoo: "Shampoo" is a type of cream or liquid which is used to wash one's hair. The term is both a verb and a noun. Example: I shampoo my hair every day. Note that shampoo is often followed by "conditioner".
3 cut: We usually "cut" hair with (a pair of) scissors. Note that "hair" can be a countable or uncountable noun. When referring to the mass of hair on one's head it is uncountable (and so has no plural), for example: Your hair looks great today. When we refer to individual hairs then it is countable, for example: Waiter, there are three hairs in my soup.
4 shave: To "shave" one's hair is to remove some hair by using a razor or a shaver. In the audio, Brian says that the barber shaved his hair off. Note that adding the preposition "off" (to shave off) would imply that all the hair is being removed. Example: I didn't like my beard so I shaved it off.
5 short: To have one's hair cut "short" is the opposite of keeping it long.
6 grow: In this context, "to grow" means to "increase in size". Most hair grows, as do nails, children and plants. To have hair that "grows back" is to have it regain its original length.
Exercise 3
Fill in the blanks below with terms related to hair and hairdressers. Some of the terms from the list below were used in Brian's song.
(Not all the terms are used, no term is used more than once.)
shave | haircut | grow | shampoo | barber | gel | long | hairstyle | short | cut
Customer: Hello, I'm here for my monthly .
Hairdresser: Certainly, sir. Take a seat. Would you like me to use to clean your hair?
Customer: No thanks, I already cleaned it this morning.
Hairdresser: Do you want me to use scissors to your hair?
Customer: Actually, I would prefer you to it with a razor. I want it very all over.
10 minutes later
Hairdresser: There you go, sir. What do you think?
Customer: My god, I look like a football hooligan! Do you have anything to make my hair back?
(Not all the terms are used, no term is used more than once.)
shave | haircut | grow | shampoo | barber | gel | long | hairstyle | short | cut
Customer: Hello, I'm here for my monthly .
Hairdresser: Certainly, sir. Take a seat. Would you like me to use to clean your hair?
Customer: No thanks, I already cleaned it this morning.
Hairdresser: Do you want me to use scissors to your hair?
Customer: Actually, I would prefer you to it with a razor. I want it very all over.
10 minutes later
Hairdresser: There you go, sir. What do you think?
Customer: My god, I look like a football hooligan! Do you have anything to make my hair back?
Fill in the blanks below with terms related to hair and hairdressers. Some of the terms from the list below were used in Brian's song.
(Not all the terms are used, no term is used more than once.)
shave | haircut | grow | shampoo | barber | gel | long | hairstyle | short | cut
Customer: Hello, I'm here for my monthly haircut 1.
Hairdresser: Certainly, sir. Take a seat. Would you like me to use shampoo 2 to clean your hair?
Customer: No thanks, I already cleaned it this morning.
Hairdresser: Do you want me to use scissors to cut 3 your hair?
Customer: Actually, I would prefer you to shave 4 it with a razor. I want it very short 5 all over.
10 minutes later
Hairdresser: There you go, sir. What do you think?
Customer: My god, I look like a football hooligan! Do you have anything to make my hair grow 6 back?
(Not all the terms are used, no term is used more than once.)
shave | haircut | grow | shampoo | barber | gel | long | hairstyle | short | cut
Customer: Hello, I'm here for my monthly haircut 1.
Hairdresser: Certainly, sir. Take a seat. Would you like me to use shampoo 2 to clean your hair?
Customer: No thanks, I already cleaned it this morning.
Hairdresser: Do you want me to use scissors to cut 3 your hair?
Customer: Actually, I would prefer you to shave 4 it with a razor. I want it very short 5 all over.
10 minutes later
Hairdresser: There you go, sir. What do you think?
Customer: My god, I look like a football hooligan! Do you have anything to make my hair grow 6 back?
1 haircut: A "haircut" refers to the act of cutting one's hair, or the style in which it is cut.
2 shampoo: "Shampoo" is a type of cream or liquid which is used to wash one's hair. The term is both a verb and a noun. Example: I shampoo my hair every day. Note that shampoo is often followed by "conditioner".
3 cut: We usually "cut" hair with (a pair of) scissors. Note that "hair" can be a countable or uncountable noun. When referring to the mass of hair on one's head it is uncountable (and so has no plural), for example: Your hair looks great today. When we refer to individual hairs then it is countable, for example: Waiter, there are three hairs in my soup.
4 shave: To "shave" one's hair is to remove some hair by using a razor or a shaver. In the audio, Brian says that the barber shaved his hair off. Note that adding the preposition "off" (to shave off) would imply that all the hair is being removed. Example: I didn't like my beard so I shaved it off.
5 short: To have one's hair cut "short" is the opposite of keeping it long.
6 grow: In this context, "to grow" means to "increase in size". Most hair grows, as do nails, children and plants. To have hair that "grows back" is to have it regain its original length.
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