[fresh-uh
n] 
| 1. | to make fresh; refresh, revive, or renew: We need a good rain to freshen the flowers. |
| 2. | to remove saltiness from. |
| 3. | Nautical. to preserve (a rope in use) from prolonged friction or concentrated stress on any one part. |
| 4. | to become or grow fresh. |
| 5. | (of a cow)
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| 6. | freshen up, to make oneself feel freshly clean or neat, as by washing, changing clothes, etc.: to freshen up after a long trip. |