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point shave

point shave is the alternative form of point-shave.

Meaning of point-shave

Verb

point-shave (third-person singular simple present point-shaves, present participle point-shaving, simple past and past participle point-shaved)

  1. To deliberately perform badly in a game as part of point shaving.
    • You can recall the scandals that have occurred in the various colleges, of attempts to point-shave and fix games.1972, Public Hearing Before Gambling Study Commission, (Please provide the book title or journal name)

Forms of point shave

third-person singular presentpoint shaves
present participlepoint shaving
past participlepoint shaved
pastpoint shaved

Questions about point shave

What is point shave the alternative form of?
Point shave is the alternative form of point-shave.

Words near point shave in the dictionary

  1. Point Roberts
  2. point sandwich
  3. point sandwiches
  4. point set
  5. point sets
  6. point shave
  7. point shaved
  8. point shaves
  9. point shaving
  10. point shooting
  11. point source

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