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to shave (wood or leather), to sharpen, to plane, to whittle, to pare, to scrape off

to shave off (e.g. a budget, expenses, a salary, etc.), to curtail, to cut down

to cross out, to reduce, to curtail, to remove, to erase, to delete

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

to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to reduce

to delete; to erase; to remove; to cross out; to strike out