Vocabulary

Form

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to plane; to whittle; to pare; to scrape off

verb vt
N2 freq #20

Example sentences

He was struck off the list.

The new boy made up to his teacher by sharpening her pencils.

I want a knife to sharpen my pencil with.

I sharpened a pencil with a knife.

Your pencils need sharpening.

If the door doesn't fit, you might have to shave off a bit of the wood until it closes properly.

Therefore, it is necessary to reduce the cost.

Their names were erased from the list.