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LAVE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Wash one's face and hands

Example:

She freshened up in the bathroom

Synonyms:

lave; wash up

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "lave" is one way to...):

freshen; freshen up; refresh; refreshen (become or make oneself fresh again)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

lavation (the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Cleanse (one's body) with soap and water

Synonyms:

lave; wash

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "lave" is one way to...):

clean; cleanse (clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing)

Verb group:

wash (to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "lave"):

sponge down (wash with a sponge)

scrub; scrub up (wash thoroughly)

gargle; rinse (rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash)

shampoo (use shampoo on (hair))

hush (wash by removing particles)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

lavage (washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by flushing with water)

lavation (the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water))

Sense 3

Meaning:

Wash or flow against

Example:

the waves laved the shore

Synonyms:

lap; lave; wash

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "lave" is one way to...):

flow (cover or swamp with water)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

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