EGAVE

lave

About 0.44 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb To bathe or wash (someone or something). Of a river or other water body: to flow along or past (a place or thing); to wash. Followed by into, on, or upon: to pour (water or some other liquid) with or as if with a ladle into or on someone or something; to lade, to ladle. To remove (something), as if by washing away with water. To surround or gently touch (someone or something), as if with water. Chiefly in sexual contexts: to lick (someone or something). Followed by out or up: to draw or scoop (water) out of something with a bucket, scoop, etc.; specifically, to bail (water) out of a boat.
  2. verb To bathe or wash (someone or something).
  3. verb Of a river or other water body: to flow along or past (a place or thing); to wash.
  4. verb Followed by into, on, or upon: to pour (water or some other liquid) with or as if with a ladle into or on someone or something; to lade, to ladle.
  5. verb To remove (something), as if by washing away with water. To surround or gently touch (someone or something), as if with water. Chiefly in sexual contexts: to lick (someone or something).
  6. verb To remove (something), as if by washing away with water.
  7. verb To surround or gently touch (someone or something), as if with water.
  8. verb Chiefly in sexual contexts: to lick (someone or something).

Similar words

wash rinse bathe cleanse launder depart leave beladle lade bail out

Often followed by

and been the a you to it me of

Word family

laved laves laving

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