"point shaving" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} point shaving (uncountable)
  1. (sports) A type of match fixing, motivated by gambling, where the perpetrators try to prevent a team from covering a published point spread. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-point_shaving-en-noun-kqoqY3Dq Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} point shaving
  1. present participle and gerund of point shave Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: point shave
    Sense id: en-point_shaving-en-verb-SWegNsMP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82

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