bath
she ran the bath
UK ( US bathtub ) a long plastic, metal, or ceramic container that is filled with water so that a person can sit or lie in it to wash their whole body
she ran the bath
Oxford Essential Dictionary
bath
noun (plural baths )
1 (British) (American bathtub) a large container that you fill with water and sit in to wash your body
2 washing your body in a bath:
I had a bath this morning.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
bath
I. bath1 S2 W3 /bɑːθ $ bæθ/ BrE AmE noun (plural baths /bɑːðz, bɑːθs $ bæðz, bæθs/) [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: bæth]
1. if you take a bath, you wash your body in a bath:
After a week of camping, I really needed a bath.
have a bath British English take a bath American English:
I’ll have a bath and go to bed.
How often do you take a bath?
I’ll give the children their bath (=wash them in a bath).
2. British English a large long container that you fill with water and sit or lie in to wash yourself SYN bathtub American English
3. water that you sit or lie in to wash yourself:
a hot bath
She ran a bath (=put water into a bath).
4. a bathroom, used especially in advertising:
All our luxury bedrooms have a private bath.
5. a container full of liquid in which something is placed for a particular purpose
bath of
Plunge the fabric into a bath of black dye.
6. baths [plural]
a) British English old-fashioned a public building in which there is a swimming pool
b) a public building where people could go in the past to wash themselves:
the Roman baths at Cirencester
7. take a bath American English informal to lose money, especially in a business deal:
We took a bath in the market over that stock.
⇨ ↑birdbath, ↑bubble bath, ⇨ throw the baby out with the bath water at ↑throw1(37)
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COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
▪ have a bath especially British English, take a bath especially American English She usually has a bath in the evening.
▪ give somebody a bath He's upstairs giving the baby a bath.
▪ get in/into/out of the bath I had to get out of the bath to answer the phone.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + bath
▪ a quick bath It's easier to take a shower than a quick bath.
▪ a long bath A long hot bath is a great way of relaxing.
▪ a hot/warm/cool bath Why don't you have a nice warm bath?
▪ a bubble bath (=with nice-smelling bubbles in it) She likes to destress by taking a bubble bath.
■ bath + NOUN
▪ bath time (=the time when someone, usually a child, has a bath) Come on, Lucy, it's bath time.
▪ bath taps British English The water coming out of the bath taps was freezing cold.
▪ a bath towel She handed him a soft white bath towel.
▪ a bath mat (=small rug on the floor by the bath) The bath mat was soaking wet.
▪ bath water The bath water is getting cold.
▪ bath salts/crystals (=a substance that you put in a bath to make it smell nice) She bought me some lavender bath salts.
▪ bath toy (=for a child to play with in the bath) Bath toys are great for babies who've just learned to sit.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
bath
bath [bath baths bathed bathing] noun, verb [bɑːθ] [bæθ]
noun (pl. baths [bɑːðz] ; [bæðz] )
1. countable (BrE) (also bathtub, informal tub NAmE, BrE) a large, long container that you put water in and then get into to wash your whole body
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
bath / bɑːθ / / bæθ / noun
bath
A1 [ C ] UK ( US bathtub ) a long plastic, metal, or ceramic container that is filled with water so that a person can sit or lie in it to wash their whole body A1 [ C usually singular ] the activity of washing yourself or someone else in a bath:
mainly UK Susannah has a long hot bath every evening.
mainly US I took a bath this morning.
bath oil
run a bath UK ( US fill the tub ) to fill a bath with water for washing:
I'll run you a bath while you take off those wet clothes.
[ C ] US used to refer to a bathroom when describing a home:
a four-bedroom two-bath house
[ C ] UK a health treatment:
mud/thermal baths
[ C ] UK any container holding liquid:
a bird bath
baths [ C , + sing/pl verb ] ( plural baths )
UK old-fashioned → swimming baths a public place where people went in the past to have a hot bath
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary
bath
/bɑ:θ, bæθ/
When the form 'baths' is the plural of the noun it is pronounced /bɑ:ðz/ or /bæθs/ in British English, and /bæðz/ in American English. When it is used in the present tense of the verb, it is pronounced /bɑ:θs/ or /bæθs/.
(baths bathing, bathed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A bath is a container, usually a long rectangular one, which you fill with water and sit in while you wash your body. (BRIT; in AM, use bathtub)
In those days, only quite wealthy families had baths of their own.
N-COUNT
2.
When you have or take a bath, or when you are in the bath, you sit or lie in a bath filled with water in order to wash your body.
...if you have a bath every morning...
Take a shower instead of a bath.
N-COUNT
3.
If you bath someone, especially a child, you wash them in a bath. (BRIT)
Don’t feel you have to bath your child every day.
= bathe
VERB: V n
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Bath is also a noun. (in AM, use bathe)
The midwife gave him a warm bath.
N-COUNT
4.
When you bath, you have a bath. (BRIT; in AM, use bathe)
The three children all bath in the same bath water.
= bathe
VERB: V prep/adv
5.
A bath or a baths is a public building containing a swimming pool, and sometimes other facilities that people can use to have a wash or a bath.
N-COUNT
6.
A bath is a container filled with a particular liquid, such as a dye or an acid, in which particular objects are placed, usually as part of a manufacturing or chemical process.
...a developing photograph placed in a bath of fixer.
N-COUNT: usu with supp
Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary
1bath /ˈbæɵ, Brit ˈbɑːɵ/ noun, pl baths /ˈbæðz, ˈbæɵs, Brit ˈbɑːðz, ˈbɑːɵs/
1 [count]
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, turkish bath, take a bath (below)
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?]
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]
a : a public building where people in the past went to wash or soak their bodies
• ancient Roman baths
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.
