Meaning of LAVE
| Pronunciation: | | leyv
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- [v] wash one's face and hands; "She freshened up in the bathroom"
- [v] cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
- [v] wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore"
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| | Synonyms: | | lap, wash, wash, wash up |
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| | See Also: | | clean, cleanse, flow, freshen, freshen up, gargle, hush, lave, refresh, refreshen, rinse, scrub, scrub up, shampoo, sponge down | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Lave\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laved}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Laving}.] [F. laver, L. lavare, akin to luere to wash, Gr.
?. Cf. {Ablution}, {Deluge}, {Lavender}, {Lava}, {Lotion}.]
To wash; to bathe; as, to lave a bruise.
His feet the foremost breakers lave. --Byron.
\Lave\, v. i.
To bathe; to wash one's self.
In her chaste current oft the goddess laves. --Pope.
\Lave\, v. t. [OE. laven. See {Lavish}.]
To lade, dip, or pour out. [Obs.] --Dryden.
\Lave\, n. [AS. l[=a]f the remainder, what is left. ?. See
{Leave}.]
The remainder; others. [Scot.] --Bp. Hall.
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