1. Wash or flow against
   "the waves laved the shore"
   - lap, wash 
2. Cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
   - wash 
3. Wash one's face and hands
   - wash up [N. Amer]

Derived forms: laved, laves, laving

See also: lavage, lavation

Type of: clean, cleanse, flow, freshen, freshen up, refresh, refreshen

Encyclopedia: Lave

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