bath

bath

bath¹ [bath, bäth]

n.

pl. baths [bathz, bäthz; baths, bäths] [ME < OE bæth < IE base * bhe-, to warm > BAKE]

1. a washing or dipping of a thing, esp. the body, in water or other liquid, steam, etc.

2. water or other liquid for bathing, or for dipping, cleaning, soaking, regulating temperature, etc.

3. a container for such liquid

4. a bathtub

5. a bathroom

6.

a) [often pl.] a building or set of rooms for bathing

b) [pl.] in ancient Greece and Rome, a building used for public bathing, relaxation, etc. and as a social center

7. [often pl.] a resort where bathing is part of the medical treatment; spa

8. the condition of being covered with a liquid

9. Chem.

a) a material that acts as a medium for regulating the temperature of things put in or on it

b) the container for this

10. Metallurgy molten metal in a furnace

11. Photog. a solution used in developing, fixing, etc.

vt., vi.

Brit. BATHE

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take a bath

Slang to suffer a heavy financial loss

bath² [bath]

n.

[Heb bat]

an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure, variously estimated as equaling from 6 to 10 gal