- 1an act of washing your whole body by sitting or lying in water I think I'll take a bath and go to bed. see bubble bath
- 2the water in a bathtub, ready to use a long soak in a hot bath Please run a bath for me (= fill the bathtub with water). see birdbath
- 3= bathroom a master suite with a private bath a house with four bedrooms and two full baths
- 4baths [usually plural] a public place where people went in the past to wash or have a bath Roman villas and baths see Turkish bath
- 5(technology) a container with a liquid, such as water or a dye in it, in which something is washed or placed for a period of time. Baths are used in industrial, chemical, and medical processes. see bloodbath Idioms
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- When you wash yourself, you can say that you bathe, but it is much more common to say take a bath.
- You can also bathe another person, for example a baby:Have you bathed the baby yet?
- You can bathe a part of your body, especially to clean a wound:Bathe the wound and apply a clean dressing.
- When you go swimming, you say that you swim, go for a swim, or go swimming:Let’s go for a quick swim in the pool. She goes swimming every morning before breakfast.What you wear for this activity is usually called a swimsuit or a bathing suit.
- When you lie in the sun in order to turn brown, you sunbathe.
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