[ beɪδ ]
■ verb
1》 wash by immersing one's body in water.
↘soak or wipe gently with liquid to clean or soothe.
↘ N. Amer. wash (someone) in a bath.
2》 chiefly Brit. take a swim.
3》 suffuse or envelop: the park lay ~d in sunshine.
■ noun Brit. a swim.
Derivatives
~r noun
Origin
OE bathian , of Gmc origin.