shave vs bring down

shave is a noun but bring down is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shave	Yes	No	Yes	No
bring down	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, bring down is a hypernym of shave; that is, bring down is a word with a broader meaning than shave:

Other hypernyms of shave include cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down.

shave (noun)	bring down (noun)
the act of removing hair with a razor

shave (verb)	bring down (verb)
remove body hair with a razor	cut down on; make a reduction in
touch the surface of lightly	impose something unpleasant
cut closely	cause to be enthusiastic
cut or remove with or as if with a plane	cause to come to the ground
make shavings of or reduce to shavings	move something or somebody to a lower position
cut the price of	cause the downfall of; of rulers