Definitions for: Lave


[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"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: lap, wash, wash, wash up

See Also: clean, cleanse, flow, freshen, freshen up, gargle, hush, lave, refresh, refreshen, rinse, scrub, scrub up, shampoo, sponge down

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