"point-shave" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: point-shaves [present, singular, third-person], point-shaving [participle, present], point-shaved [participle, past], point-shaved [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} point-shave (third-person singular simple present point-shaves, present participle point-shaving, simple past and past participle point-shaved)
  1. (sports, gambling) To deliberately perform badly in a game as part of point shaving. Categories (topical): Gambling, Sports Synonyms: point shave
    Sense id: en-point-shave-en-verb-4B-5EHOW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: gambling, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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