Shave
Shave verb - To pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passing.
Usage example: just shaved the concrete post as the car turned the corner
Skip
Skip verb - To strike and fly off at an angle.
Usage example: the soap slipped out of my hand and went skipping across the bathroom floor
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Skip and Shave. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/shave/skip
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