Meanings

to be shaved or planed

to compete ruthlessly

to split

cutting stock (extra material cut off in machining operations as a safety margin for tolerances)

shaving

additions and deletions

file deletion

stored message deletion

automatic deletion

to machine

wooden flower whittled from a log

particle board

sharp reduction

excavation (esp. of a tunnel)

cutting tool

to be dampened (of one's enthusiasm, enjoyment, etc.)

tunnel boring machine

pencil sharpened at both ends

pencil sharpened at both ends

delete key