bath
bath
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/ˈbæθ, Brit ˈbɑːθ/ noun , pl baths /ˈbæðz, ˈbæθs, Brit ˈbɑːðz, ˈbɑːθs/
1 [ count ]
1 a : the act of washing the body usually by sitting or lying in a container filled with water
Do you prefer baths or showers?
I was taking a bath when the phone rang.
(chiefly Brit) I was having a bath.
We tried giving the dog a bath in the bathtub.
a long hot bath
bath towels [=large towels used for drying yourself after a bath or shower]
— see also bubble bath, sponge bath,
1 b : the water used for a bath
a bath of warm/hot water
I was in the bath when the phone rang.
Would you like me to draw/run a bath for you? [=to fill the bathtub with water for you?]
1 c chiefly Brit : bathtub
He slipped and fell in the bath.
2 [ count ] chiefly US : bathroom
— used when describing the number or kinds of bathrooms in a place
a room with a private bath
The house has three bedrooms and one and a half baths. [=one full bathroom and one bathroom with only a sink and a toilet]
a full bath [=a bathroom with a sink, toilet, and a bathtub or shower]
3 baths [ plural ]
3 a : a public building where people in the past went to wash or soak their bodies
ancient Roman baths
3 b Brit, old-fashioned : a public building with a swimming pool in it
4 [ count ] technical : a container filled with a liquid in which an object is placed to be cleaned, treated, etc.
She dipped the metal in a bath of acid.
a chemical bath
take a bath
US informal : to lose a large amount of money in a business deal
The movie studio took a bath on his last picture.
— see also bath 1a (above), 1
— see also bloodbath
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II
verb , baths, bathed, bath·ing
Brit
1 [ + obj ] : to wash (someone) in a container filled with water : to give a bath to (someone)
She baths [=(US) bathes] the baby in the kitchen sink.
2 [ no obj ] formal : to have a bath : to wash yourself in a bath
I usually bath [=(US) bathe] before going to bed.
