What does "lave" mean?

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Why: In the In Touch Weekly crossword, #84 across: Clean

LAVE

Answer: All this crap:

1. to wash; bathe.
2. (of a river, sea, etc.) to flow along, against, or past; wash.
3. Obsolete. to ladle; pour or dip with a ladle.
4. Archaic. to bathe.
5. the remainder; the rest.
6. (of ears) large and drooping.
7. to lap or wash against.
8. To refresh or soothe as if by washing: "The quiet and the cool laved her" (Edna Ferber).
9. To wash oneself.
   

Source: Dictionary.com

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