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ra·zor  audio  (rzr) KEY 

NOUN:
  1. A sharp-edged cutting instrument used especially for shaving the face or other body parts.
  2. A device for holding a razorblade, with guards to prevent cutting of the skin. Also called safety razor.
  3. An electric instrument with vibrating or rotating blades used for shaving.
TRANSITIVE VERB:
ra·zored, ra·zor·ing, ra·zors
To shave, cut, or remove with or as with a razor: razored off the mustache; razored pages from a rare book.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English rasor, from Old French, from raser, to scrape ; see raze


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