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Pronunciation: /bɑːθ/

Definition of bath

a large container for water, used for immersing and washing the body: the bedrooms have their own bath and shower he lay in the bath
an act or process of immersing and washing one’s body in the water held by a bath:she took a long, hot bath
(usually baths) British a building containing a public swimming pool or washing facilities: he told them to meet him at the baths they expected me to use the public baths
chiefly North American a bathroom: people are spending more money on their kitchen and bath
[with modifier] a container holding a liquid in which something is immersed, typically when undergoing a process such as film developing.

[with object] British

wash (someone) while immersing them in a bath:how to bath a baby
[no object] wash oneself while immersed in a bath:there was no hot water to bath in

Phrases

an early bath: British informal used in reference to the sending off of a sports player during a match:the referee awarded a penalty and ordered an early bath for Thomas
take a bath: informal suffer a heavy financial loss: even though we got stuck in a rotten gold market, our readers didn’t take a bath

Old English bæth, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bad and German Bad

Definition of bath in the US English dictionary