1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lave.
2. (v. i.) Being alive; having life; as, a living creature.
3. (v. i.) Active; lively; vigorous; -- said esp. of states of the mind, and sometimes of abstract things; as, a living faith; a living principle.
4. (v. i.) Issuing continually from the earth; running; flowing; as, a living spring; -- opposed to stagnant.
5. (v. i.) Producing life, action, animation, or vigor; quickening.
6. (v. i.) Ignited; glowing with heat; burning; live.
Thesaurus Entries
cleaning out, douche, douching, elution, elutriation, enema, flush, flushing, flushing out, irrigation, lathering, lavabo, lavage, lavation, laving, mopping, mopping up, rinse, rinsing, scouring, scrub, scrubbing, scrubbing up, shampoo, soaping, sponge, sponging, swabbing, wash, washing, washing up, washout, washup, wiping up
