Verb: lave leyv
- Cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
"He laved his hands in the stream";
- wash
- Wash one's face and hands
"lave hands & bathrooms well after vomiting or diarrhoea";
- wash up [N. Amer]
- (of a liquid, esp. water) flow against
"the waves laved the shore";
- lap, wash
Derived forms: laved, laving, laves
Type of: clean, cleanse, freshen, freshen up, refresh, refreshen [rare]
Encyclopedia: Lave