[bath, bahth] 
noun, plural baths [bath
z, bahthz, baths, bahths] , verb | 1. | a washing or immersion of something, esp. the body, in water, steam, etc., as for cleansing or medical treatment: I take a bath every day. Give the dog a bath. |
| 2. | a quantity of water or other liquid used for this purpose: running a bath. |
| 3. | a container for water or other cleansing liquid, as a bathtub. |
| 4. | a room equipped for bathing; bathroom: The house has two baths. |
| 5. | a building containing rooms or apartments with equipment for bathing; bathhouse. |
| 6. | Often, baths. one of the elaborate bathing establishments of the ancients: the baths of Caracalla. |
| 7. | Usually, baths. a town or resort visited for medical treatment by bathing or the like; spa. |
| 8. | a preparation, as an acid solution, in which something is immersed. |
| 9. | the container for such a preparation. |
| 10. | a device for controlling the temperature of something by the use of a surrounding medium, as sand, water, oil, etc. |
| 11. | Metallurgy.
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| 12. | the state of being covered by a liquid, as perspiration: in a bath of sweat. |
| 13. | to wash or soak in a bath. |
| 14. | take a bath, Informal. to suffer a large financial loss: Many investors are taking a bath on their bond investments. |
bath (bāth)
n. pl. baths (bā&phonth;z, bāths)
The act of soaking or cleansing the body or any of its parts, as in water.
The apparatus used in giving a bath.
The fluid used to maintain the metabolic activities of an organism.