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Thesaurus: lave

To wash; to bathe; as, to lave a bruise.

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  1. v. t. To wash; to bathe; as, to lave a bruise.
  2. v. i. To bathe; to wash one's self.
  3. v. t. To lade, dip, or pour out.
  4. n. The remainder; others.
  5. v. wash or flow against
  6. v. cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
  7. v. wash one's face and hands
  8. To wash; to bathe; as, to lave a bruise. His feet the foremost breakers lave. Byron. To bathe; to wash one's self. In her chaste current oft the goddess laves. Pope. To lade, dip, or pour out. [Obs.] Dryden. The remainder; others. [Scot.] Bp. Hall.
  9. To wash; to bathe; as, to lave a bruise.His feet the foremost breakers lave. Byron.
  10. v:100 v. wash or flow against