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lave
Example Sentences
If that's th' kind iv job a sultan has, I'll lave it f'r anny wan to take that wants it.
Av this is Warter Pocket Canyon, we may not be able to foind this pass if we lave it.
Whin they come to see if he was dead, he got up, an' says he: 'Lave me at him.'
If you do, then I'll lave the chapel on the spot, and maybe you won't see me agin.
For the love of God, your reverence, would you lave me put my cap under my knees?
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is another word for lave?
The verb lave is a rarely used word meaning to wash or bathe.
Similar words are shower and rinse.
A more specific sense of lave used in the context of bodies of water means to flow against or over, as in The tide laved the beach. Similar words used in the context of the gentle flow of water include lap, plash, and purl. Lap implies a gentle movement, without any splashing. Plash suggests a gentle splash. Purl means to flow with a curling sort of motion, as if over stones.
In the U.K., lave is sometimes used as an adjective to describe ears as large and drooping. In Scotland, lave is used as a noun to mean the remainder or the rest.
How do you use lave in a sentence?
Lave is no longer commonly used. You may encounter it in literary contexts, often old books and poems.
Here are some examples of lave in a sentence:
- At high tide, the water laves the banks of the islands in the inner bay.
- I could spend all day listening to the gentle current lave over the pebbles.
- The wounds of the injured were laved.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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