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BAHTH/bɑːθ/

A long tub of water, or the wash itself, is a bath. British English says have a bath; American English often says take a bath. The bathroom is the room; the bath is the tub. Bathe is a more formal verb.

Meaning

A long container you fill with water to wash your body, or the wash itself.

Examples

• “The children had a bath.”
• “The baby had a bath at seven.”
• “Run a bath — the water is hot.”

Good to know

have a bath (British). Room: bathroom. Tub, not the room.

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