Definition

1. Noun:

   • A large container for holding water in which a person sits or stands to wash their body: A bath is a fixed or movable receptacle, typically a bathtub, used for bathing.
   • The act of washing one's body by sitting or lying in such a container of water: Bath refers to the activity or process of cleaning oneself in a bathtub.
   • A room containing a bathtub or shower and usually a sink and toilet: Bath can also mean the bathroom itself.
   • A liquid container used for immersing objects: In industrial, scientific, or photographic contexts, a bath is a vessel containing a liquid used for processing, treating, or maintaining temperature.

2. Verb (British English):

   • To wash oneself or someone else in a bathtub: To bath means to clean the body by immersing it in a bath.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • I'm going to run a hot bath to relax.
  • She takes a bath every evening before bed.
  • The house has two bedrooms and a bath.
  • The metal part is placed in an oil bath for lubrication.

• Verb (British English):

  • It's time to bath the children.
  • He baths every morning.

Advanced Usage

• "to take a bath": To have a bath; to wash oneself in a bathtub.

  • After the long hike, I really needed to take a bath.

• "a bath of...": Used figuratively to describe being surrounded by something, often light or a substance.

  • The room was flooded in a bath of golden sunlight.

Variants and Related Words

• Bathe (verb, chiefly US English): To wash oneself in a bath; to take a bath. ()
• Bathroom (noun): A room containing a bath or shower and typically also a washbasin and toilet.
• Bathtub (noun): The large, open container for water that is part of a bath.
• Bathwater (noun): The water in a bath.

Synonyms

• Noun (for the act): Wash, soak.
• Noun (for the container): Tub, bathtub.
• Verb: Wash, cleanse.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Bath is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. The related verb "bathe" is used instead (e.g., bathe in).

Related Idioms

• "Throw the baby out with the bathwater": To discard something valuable along with something undesirable when getting rid of the latter.
  • In reforming the system, we must be careful not to throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Noun

1. a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet
2. a town in southwestern England on the River Avon; famous for its hot springs and Roman remains
3. an ancient Hebrew liquid measure equal to about 10 gallons
4. a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
5. you soak and wash your body in a bathtub
   • he has a good bath every morning
6. a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
   • she soaked the etching in an acid bath

Verb

1. clean one's body by immersion into water
   • The child should bathe every day