2006-06-13 01:52:55 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
bathing
2006-06-13 01:56:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
1. To wash; bathe.
2. To lap or wash against.
3. To refresh or soothe as if by washing: "The quiet and the cool laved her" Edna Ferber.
v.intr. Archaic
To wash oneself.
2006-06-13 09:40:11 · answer #2 · answered by lsb98765 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lave (lv)
v. laved, lav·ing, laves
v.tr.
1. To wash; bathe.
2. To lap or wash against.
3. To refresh or soothe as if by washing: "The quiet and the cool laved her" Edna Ferber.
v.intr. Archaic
To wash oneself.
Laving \Lav"ing\, a. [From Live, v. i.]
1. Being alive; having life; as, a living creature.
2. Active; lively; vigorous; -- said esp. of states of the
mind, and sometimes of abstract things; as, a living
faith; a living principle. `` Living hope. '' --Wyclif.
3. Issuing continually from the earth; running; flowing; as,
a living spring; -- opposed to stagnant.
4. Producing life, action, animation, or vigor; quickening.
``Living light.'' --Shak.
5. Ignited; glowing with heat; burning; live.
2006-06-13 09:13:23 · answer #3 · answered by msdiva1963 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The verb lave has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1: wash or flow against
Synonyms: lap, wash
Meaning #2: cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
Synonym: wash
Meaning #3: wash one's face and hands
Synonym: wash up
2006-06-13 11:03:21 · answer #4 · answered by Gary 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 entry found for laving.
lave ( P ) Pronunciation Key (lv)
v. laved, lav·ing, laves
v. tr.
To wash; bathe.
To lap or wash against.
To refresh or soothe as if by washing: “The quiet and the cool laved her” (Edna Ferber).
v. intr. Archaic
To wash oneself.
2006-06-13 08:59:11 · answer #5 · answered by j_ardinger 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From dictionary.com "To wash or bathe" OR "to refresh or soothe as if by washing."
These days it seems it's mostly used in trashy romance novels where the hero laves a woman or such situations.
2006-06-13 08:59:03 · answer #6 · answered by Feroxyhite 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To wash or bathe....to wash oneself.
2006-06-13 09:32:23 · answer #7 · answered by Carolyn M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to bathe
2006-06-13 09:35:29 · answer #8 · answered by Maria 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means to bathe or shower.
2006-06-13 08:56:41 · answer #9 · answered by stce19 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to flow
2006-06-13 09:07:18 · answer #10 · answered by bubba duke 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋