Alternative form of point shaving (“type of match fixing”)

simple past tense and past participle of point shave

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of point shave

present participle of point-shave

(sports, gambling) To deliberately perform badly in a game as part of point shaving.

(military) A relatively small target requiring accurate placement of ordnance in order to neutralize or destroy it.

A low headland near Talacre, Flintshire, Wales, the northernmost place in mainland Wales (OS grid ref SJ1285). The Point of Ayr colliery was nearby.

(games, usually in the plural) In games, and especially board wargames, points that count towards ultimate victory, as distinct from points that count towards other aspects of game play.

The point at which capacity is exceeded and something cannot take any more. / The point at which emotional self-control is lost.

(economics) A quantity of consumption where any further increase would make the consumer less satisfied. / The amount of an ingredient (such as salt, sugar, or fat) that optimizes palatability.