- wash, washing, lavation - the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
--1 is a kind of work
--1 has parts: rinse, rinsing
--1 has particulars:washup, bathing; ablution; dishwashing, washup; washing-up; window-washing; rinse; soak, soaking; laundering Derived forms: verb lave3, verb lave2