I. ˈbath, ˈbäth noun
( plural baths ˈbathz, ˈbaths, ˈbäthz, ˈbäths)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bæth; akin to Old High German bad bath, Old High German bāen to warm
Date: before 12th century
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 1 — usually used in plural
d. British : swimming pool — often used in plural
4.
a. : the quality or state of being covered with a liquid
b. : flood 3
5. : bathtub
6. : a financial setback : loss
took a bath in the market
II. verb
Date: 15th century
transitive verb
British : to give a bath to
intransitive verb
British : to take a bath
III. noun
Etymology: Hebrew
Date: 14th century
: an ancient Hebrew liquid measure corresponding to the ephah of dry measure