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bathing
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bathing
Adjective
  • ∙ Designed for use whilst bathing.
Noun
  • ∙ The act of taking a bath.
Verb
  • ∙ present participle of bathe
Verb
  • ∙ present participle of bath
bathe
Verb
  • ∙ To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath. intransitive
  • ∙ To immerse oneself, or part of the body, in water for pleasure or refreshment; to swim. intransitive
  • ∙ To clean a person by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath. transitive
  • ∙ To apply water or other liquid to; to suffuse or cover with liquid. transitive
  • ∙ To cover or surround. figuratively, transitive and intransitive
  • ∙ To sunbathe. intransitive
Noun
  • ∙ The act of swimming or bathing, especially in the sea, a lake, or a river; a swimming bath. Britain, colloquial
bath
Noun
  • ∙ A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.
  • ∙ A building or area where bathing occurs.
  • ∙ The act of bathing.
  • ∙ A substance or preparation in which something is immersed.
Verb
  • ∙ To wash a person or animal in a bath transitive
Noun
  • ∙ An ancient Hebrew unit of liquid volume measure, equal to an ephah and to one-tenth of a homer, and approximately equal to 22 litres. biblical