lave

6 definitions found

lave - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lave \Lave\ (l[=a]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Laved (l[=a]vd); 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.
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           His feet the foremost breakers lave.     --Byron.
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  Lave \Lave\, v. i.
     To bathe; to wash one's self.
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           In her chaste current oft the goddess laves. --Pope.
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  Lave \Lave\, v. t. [OE. laven. See Lavish.]
     To lade, dip, or pour out. [Obs.] --Dryden.
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  Lave \Lave\, n. [AS. l[=a]f the remainder, what is left.
     [root]119. See Leave.]
     The remainder; others. [Scot.] --Bp. Hall.
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lave - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  lave
      v 1: wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore" [syn:
           lave, lap, wash]
      2: cleanse (one's body) with soap and water [syn: wash,
         lave]
      3: wash one's face and hands; "She freshened up in the bathroom"
         [syn: wash up, lave]

lave - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  56 Moby Thesaurus words for "lave":
     baptize, bath, bathe, brew, douche, drench, drouk, flush,
     flush out, gargle, holystone, imbrue, imbue, impregnate,
     infiltrate, infuse, inject, irrigate, lap, lather, launder, leach,
     lip, lixiviate, macerate, mop, mop up, percolate, permeate, rinse,
     rinse out, ritually immerse, saturate, scour, scrub, scrub up,
     seethe, shampoo, shower, sluice, sluice out, soak, soap, sodden,
     sop, souse, sponge, steep, swab, syringe, toivel, tub, wash,
     wash out, wash up, waterlog