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razor

/ˈɹeɪzə/

noun

Meaning

  • A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or other parts of the body.

  • Any tool or instrument designed for shaving.

  • The sharp tusk of a wild boar.

  • A conceptual device that allows one to shave away unlikely explanations for a phenomenon.

    "Occam's razor, Hanlon's razor"

verb

Meaning

  • To shave with a razor.