I. bass gui ‧ tar /ˌbeɪs ɡɪˈtɑː $ -ˈtɑːr/ BrE AmE ( also bass ) noun [countable]
an electric ↑ guitar with four strings, that plays low notes ⇨ ↑ bassist
II. bass 1 /beɪs/ BrE AmE noun
1 . [countable] a very low male singing voice, or a man with a voice like this
2 . [singular] the part of a musical work that is written for a singer with a bass voice ⇨ ↑ alto 2 (2), ↑ baritone 1 (2), ↑ soprano 1 (2), ↑ tenor 1 (2)
3 . [uncountable] the lower half of the whole range of musical notes ⇨ treble
4 . [countable] a ↑ bass guitar :
The band features Johnson on bass (=playing the bass guitar) .
5 . [countable] a ↑ double bass
III. bass 2 BrE AmE adjective [only before noun]
a bass instrument or voice produces low notes:
a bass drum
IV. bass 3 /bæs/ BrE AmE noun ( plural bass ) [countable]
a fish that can be eaten and lives in both rivers and the sea
V. double bass /ˌdʌb ə l ˈbeɪs/ BrE AmE ( also bass ) noun [countable]
a very large musical instrument shaped like a ↑ violin that the musician plays standing up