shave down in English

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    {
      "form": "shaves down",
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        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "shaving down",
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        "participle",
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    {
      "form": "shaved down",
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        "past"
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    },
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      "form": "shaved down",
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        "To reduce something in size or thickness by gradually removing thin layers or cutting it down closely."
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          "thickness",
          "thickness"
        ],
        [
          "gradual",
          "gradual"
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          "removing",
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        ],
        [
          "thin",
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        ],
        [
          "layer",
          "layer"
        ],
        [
          "cutting it down",
          "cut down"
        ],
        [
          "closely",
          "closely"
        ]
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        "(informal, idiomatic) To reduce something in size or thickness by gradually removing thin layers or cutting it down closely."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "shave off"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "shave down"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "shaves down",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shaving down",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shaved down",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shaved down",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
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      "glosses": [
        "To reduce something in size or thickness by gradually removing thin layers or cutting it down closely."
      ],
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          "reduce",
          "reduce"
        ],
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          "size",
          "size"
        ],
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          "thickness",
          "thickness"
        ],
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          "gradual",
          "gradual"
        ],
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          "removing",
          "remove"
        ],
        [
          "thin",
          "thin"
        ],
        [
          "layer",
          "layer"
        ],
        [
          "cutting it down",
          "cut down"
        ],
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          "closely",
          "closely"
        ]
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        "(informal, idiomatic) To reduce something in size or thickness by gradually removing thin layers or cutting it down closely."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "shave off"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "informal"
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  "word": "shave down"
}

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"shave down" meaning in English

Verb