shave-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: remove hair

Examples:
Shave hair that is softer or lighter first.
The clip was sharp enough to shave a beard.

Mappings:
VerbNet: dress-41.1.1,floss-41.2.1
FrameNet: Grooming
PropBank: shave.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2

Sense Number 2: Remove or Reduce

Examples:
The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood.
Shave the chocolate into a bowl with 2 tablespoons of cream.
IBM will shave the price down to $23,000.

Mappings:
VerbNet: wipe_manner-10.4.1
FrameNet: Removing
PropBank: shave.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 4, 5

Sense Number 3: touch a surface lightly

Examples:
His back shaved the counter in passing.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6