1
: a washing or soaking (as in water or steam) of all or part of the body
2
a
: water used for bathing
b(1)
: a contained liquid for a special purpose
(2)
: a receptacle holding the liquid
c(1)
: a medium for regulating the temperature of something placed in or on it
(2)
: a vessel containing this medium
3
a
: bathroom
b
: a building containing an apartment or a series of rooms designed for bathing
c
: spa sense 1
—usually plural
d
British
: swimming pool
—often plural
4
a
: the quality or state of being covered with a liquid
b
5
: bathtub
see also:
bathed; bathing; baths
British
: to give a bath to
British
: to take a bath
: an ancient Hebrew liquid measure corresponding to the ephah of dry measure
bathed; bathing
2
: to wash in a liquid (such as water)
3
: to apply water or a liquid medicament to
4
: to flow along the edge of : lave
5
: to suffuse with or as if with light
1
British
: bath entry 1 sense 1
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“Bath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bath. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.
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