<p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to make fresh; refresh, revive, or renew</li><li>to remove saltiness from</li><li>to preserve (a rope in use) from prolonged friction or concentrated stress on any one part</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to become or grow fresh</li><li>(of a cow) to commence giving milk after calving</li><li>to give birth</li></ul><p><strong>Verb phrase</strong></p><ul><li>to make oneself feel freshly clean or neat, as by washing, changing clothes, etc.; to freshen up after a long trip</li></ul>