shave
UK: ʃeɪv | US: ʃeɪv
vt. to remove hair from the skin with a razor or similar tool
vt. to cut or trim very thinly (e.g., wood, cheese)
vi. to scrape or glide closely over a surface (e.g., "The car shaved the curb")
The word "shave" traces back to Old English scafan ("to scrape, shave"), from Proto-Germanic skabaną. The root skab- reflects the action of scraping or cutting thinly, shared with related words like "shovel" (a scraping tool) and "scab" (originally a scraped wound). Over time, the meaning narrowed to focus on hair removal but retained its core sense of close, thin cutting.
He shaves his beard every morning.
She carefully shaved a slice of Parmesan for the pasta.
The skateboarder shaved the edge of the ramp.
The carpenter shaved the wood to fit the joint perfectly.
The plane’s wing shaved the treetops during the emergency landing.