bath

Pluralbaths

Formsbaths, bathing, bathed

1. 1
   act of washingnouncountable

   The act of washing your whole body in water.

   I take a bath every night before bed.

   The kids had a long bath after playing in the mud.

   UsageSay take a bath or have a bath.

   Similarsoak, wash, dip

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2. 2
   tubnouncountable

   A large container you fill with water to sit in and wash.

   Like a big bowl, but large enough for a person to sit in.

   She filled the bath with warm water and bubbles.

   The old house had a big iron bath upstairs.

   UsageA bathtub is the container. A bath can also be the water.

   Similartub, bathtub

3. 3
   toilet roomnouncolloquialabbreviationclipping

   Short for bathroom. Used especially in property listings.

   The apartment has two bedrooms and one bath.

   Buyers wanted a house with a full bath downstairs.

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4. 4
   public poolnouncountable

   A building or place where people go to wash or swim.

   The town built a new public bath near the river.

   Roman soldiers relaxed at the baths after a long march.

   UsagePeople often say the baths.

   Similarpool, bathhouse

5. 5
   soaking liquidnouncountable

   A liquid or other material that you put something into to treat or heat it.

   Like dipping a cookie into a glass of milk, where the thing sits in the liquid.

   The lab heated the sample in a warm water bath.

   She dipped the metal part into an acid bath to clean it.

   UsageSay an oil bath or a bath of oil.

   Similarsolution

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6. 6
   verbcolloquialCommonwealthintransitive

   To wash yourself, or wash a baby, person or animal, in a bath.

   I usually bath before going to bed.

   After rugby practice, the boys bath at the club before they go home.

   Similarbathe, wash

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   water in tubnouncountable

   The water you sit in when you wash yourself.

   Your bath is getting cold, so get in now.

   She added some oil to her bath to soften her skin.

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