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bath

Definition

  • noun: the act of washing the body usually by sitting or lying in a container filled with water
  • noun: a washing or soaking (as in water or steam) of all or part of the body
  • verb: to wash (someone) in a container filled with water
  • verb: to give a bath to
  • used when describing the number or kinds of bathrooms in a place

Examples

  • The house has three bedrooms and one and a half 'baths'. [=one full bathroom and one bathroom with only a sink and a toilet]

  • Would you like me to 'draw/run a bath' for you? [=to fill the bathtub with water for you?]

  • a 'full bath' [=a bathroom with a sink, toilet, and a bathtub or shower]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) - Marvellous. She's in love with the hotel plumbing. She's either in the swimming pool. She swims for hours. She's a fish. lt's quite incredible. Or she's in the bath. Actually, she's just outside. Chaps only in the Long Bar. Mrs Clifton. You'll have to forgive us. We're not accustomed (..)
    1996 The English Patient