Definition of lave in English:

lave

verb leɪvleɪv

[with object]literary

1Wash.
she ran cold water in the basin, laving her face and hands
Example sentencesExamples
- As one laved one's chest one could conjure up images of bowler hats on the coat rack, well-thumbed Police Gazettes, shoe polish and cigars.
Synonyms
wash, cleanse, wipe, sponge, scrub, mop, rinse, scour, swab, hose down, sluice, sluice down, flush, polish, disinfect
1. 1.1 (of water) wash against or over (something)
  the sea below laved the shore with small, agitated waves
  Example sentencesExamples
  He passes the time by visiting bathhouses, where he writhes in licentious congress soapy enough to lave his sins and conceal the nether regions forbade by Japanese censorship.
  Took Nat to the beach, and as we approached the shore I caught the Most Holy Whiff, the perfume of fish and weeds and sun-laved water.
  But in Salzburg, a land laved by mists and mountain air, all the star-power in the world fades away before the glory of Mozart, its most illustrious son.

Derivatives

lavation

noun

literary

Then Henry goes home, I have dinner and begin my lavations to relax before completing my homework.
Example sentencesExamples
- Truthfully, any hamster I have, or don't have, will remain pretty stinky if his lavations are left to me.
- And with a great deal of commotion, we did all our lavations.

Origin

Old English lafian, from Latin lavare 'to wash'; reinforced in Middle English by Old French laver.

Rhymes

behave, brave, Cave, clave, concave, crave, Dave, deprave, engrave, enslave, fave, forgave, gave, grave, knave, Maeve, misbehave, misgave, nave, outbrave, pave, rave, save, shave, shortwave, slave, stave, they've, waive, wave

Definition of lave in US English:

lave

verbleɪvlāv

[with object]literary

1Wash.
she ran cold water in the basin, laving her face and hands
Example sentencesExamples
- As one laved one's chest one could conjure up images of bowler hats on the coat rack, well-thumbed Police Gazettes, shoe polish and cigars.
Synonyms
wash, cleanse, wipe, sponge, scrub, mop, rinse, scour, swab, hose down, sluice, sluice down, flush, polish, disinfect
1. 1.1 (of water) wash against or over (something)
  the sea below laved the shore with small, agitated waves
  Example sentencesExamples
  But in Salzburg, a land laved by mists and mountain air, all the star-power in the world fades away before the glory of Mozart, its most illustrious son.
  Took Nat to the beach, and as we approached the shore I caught the Most Holy Whiff, the perfume of fish and weeds and sun-laved water.
  He passes the time by visiting bathhouses, where he writhes in licentious congress soapy enough to lave his sins and conceal the nether regions forbade by Japanese censorship.

Origin

Old English lafian, from Latin lavare ‘to wash’; reinforced in Middle English by Old French laver.

单词	lave
释义	Definition of lave in English: lave verb leɪvleɪv [with object]literary 1Wash. she ran cold water in the basin, laving her face and hands Example sentencesExamples As one laved one's chest one could conjure up images of bowler hats on the coat rack, well-thumbed Police Gazettes, shoe polish and cigars. Synonyms wash, cleanse, wipe, sponge, scrub, mop, rinse, scour, swab, hose down, sluice, sluice down, flush, polish, disinfect 1.1 (of water) wash against or over (something) the sea below laved the shore with small, agitated waves Example sentencesExamples He passes the time by visiting bathhouses, where he writhes in licentious congress soapy enough to lave his sins and conceal the nether regions forbade by Japanese censorship. Took Nat to the beach, and as we approached the shore I caught the Most Holy Whiff, the perfume of fish and weeds and sun-laved water. But in Salzburg, a land laved by mists and mountain air, all the star-power in the world fades away before the glory of Mozart, its most illustrious son. Derivatives lavation noun literary Then Henry goes home, I have dinner and begin my lavations to relax before completing my homework. Example sentencesExamples Truthfully, any hamster I have, or don't have, will remain pretty stinky if his lavations are left to me. And with a great deal of commotion, we did all our lavations. Origin Old English lafian, from Latin lavare 'to wash'; reinforced in Middle English by Old French laver. Rhymes behave, brave, Cave, clave, concave, crave, Dave, deprave, engrave, enslave, fave, forgave, gave, grave, knave, Maeve, misbehave, misgave, nave, outbrave, pave, rave, save, shave, shortwave, slave, stave, they've, waive, wave Definition of lave in US English: lave verbleɪvlāv [with object]literary 1Wash. she ran cold water in the basin, laving her face and hands Example sentencesExamples As one laved one's chest one could conjure up images of bowler hats on the coat rack, well-thumbed Police Gazettes, shoe polish and cigars. Synonyms wash, cleanse, wipe, sponge, scrub, mop, rinse, scour, swab, hose down, sluice, sluice down, flush, polish, disinfect 1.1 (of water) wash against or over (something) the sea below laved the shore with small, agitated waves Example sentencesExamples But in Salzburg, a land laved by mists and mountain air, all the star-power in the world fades away before the glory of Mozart, its most illustrious son. Took Nat to the beach, and as we approached the shore I caught the Most Holy Whiff, the perfume of fish and weeds and sun-laved water. He passes the time by visiting bathhouses, where he writhes in licentious congress soapy enough to lave his sins and conceal the nether regions forbade by Japanese censorship. Origin Old English lafian, from Latin lavare ‘to wash’; reinforced in Middle English by Old French laver.
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