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LAVE
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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
