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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

  • (..) -You may have it. lt is mine. mine. You can have it. You can have it. honey. -Take a load ot these tubs. -lt's a real nice place you got here. Hey. can l take a bath? Sure. you can take a bath. Sure. Just don't drown your pretty little selt. You know... ...Rose was married to a maniac once. (..)
    1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest