(~s, bathing, ~d)
1.
If you ~ in a sea, river, or lake, you swim, play, or wash yourself in it. Birds and animals can also ~. (mainly BRIT FORMAL)
The police have warned the city’s inhabitants not to ~ in the polluted river.
VERB: V prep/adv, also V
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Bathe is also a noun.
Fifty soldiers were taking an early morning ~ in a nearby lake.
N-SING: usu a N
bathing
Nude bathing is not allowed.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
When you ~, you have a bath. (AM; also BRIT FORMAL)
At least 60% of us now ~ or shower once a day.
= bath
VERB: V
3.
If you ~ someone, especially a child, you wash them in a bath. (AM; also BRIT FORMAL)
Back home, Shirley plays with, feeds and ~s the baby.
= bath
VERB: V n
4.
If you ~ a part of your body or a wound, you wash it gently or soak it in a liquid.
Bathe the infected area in a salt solution...
VERB: V n
5.
If a place is ~d in light, it is covered with light, especially a gentle, pleasant light.
The arena was ~d in warm sunshine...
The lamp behind him seems to ~ him in warmth.
VERB: be V-ed in n, V n in n, also V n
6.
see also sun~