The meaning of Bathe

noun

A large container for water, used for immersing and washing the body.

Usage examples:

The bedrooms have their own bath and shower

verb

Wash (someone) while immersing them in a bath.

Usage examples:

How to bath a baby

noun

An ancient hebrew liquid measure equivalent to about 40 litres or 9 gallons.

Usage examples:

The bath, equal to 72 logs, is thus the liquid equivalent of the ephah, also equal to 72 logs.

adjective

Free from dirt, marks, or stains.

Usage examples:

The room was spotlessly clean

adverb

So as to be free from dirt, marks, or unwanted matter.

Usage examples:

The room had been washed clean

verb

Make clean; remove dirt, marks, or stains from.

Usage examples:

Clean your teeth properly after meals

noun

The property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way it reflects or emits light.

Usage examples:

The lights flickered and changed colour

verb

Pigmentation of the skin, especially as an indication of someone's race.

Usage examples:

Discrimination on the basis of colour

noun

Red, blue, green, yellow, etc.

Usage examples:

What's your favourite colour?, she wears a lot of bright colours., what colour are your eyes?, in a…

verb

Put something on top of or in front of (something), especially in order to protect or conceal it.

Usage examples:

The table had been covered with a checked tablecloth

noun

A thing which lies on, over, or around something, especially in order to protect or conceal it.

Usage examples:

A seat cover

verb

To put or spread something over something, or to lie on the surface of something

Usage examples:

Once the rice comes to a boil, turn down the flame and cover the pot., she covered the child with a…

verb

Put or let something down quickly or briefly in or into (liquid).

Usage examples:

He dipped a brush in the paint

noun

A brief swim.

Usage examples:

They cooled off by taking a dip in the pool

abbreviation

Document image processing, a system for the digital storage and retrieval of documents as scanned images.

verb

Plunge head first into water with one's arms raised over one's head.

Usage examples:

She walked to the deep end, then she dived in

noun

A plunge head first into water.

Usage examples:

He hit the sea in a shallow dive

verb

A headlong plunge into water

noun

A shower of water.

Usage examples:

I felt better for taking a daily douche

verb

Spray or shower with water.

Usage examples:

She did not douche herself and the smell, at times, was off-putting

verb

To put a liquid, usually water, into the vagina in order to wash it or treat it medically

Usage examples:

A cold douche, you'd be a douche if you did that.

verb

Wrap up, cover, or surround completely.

Usage examples:

A figure enveloped in a black cloak

verb

To cover or surround something completely

Usage examples:

The entire area was enveloped in fog.

verb

Cause (a space or container) to become full or almost full.

Usage examples:

I filled the bottle with water

noun

An amount of something which is as much as one wants or can bear.

Usage examples:

We have eaten our fill

verb

Make full, also in a metaphorical sense

verb

Inspire or permeate with (a feeling or quality).

Usage examples:

His works are invariably imbued with a sense of calm and serenity

phrasal verb

To fill something or someone with a quality or feeling

Usage examples:

Her poetry was imbued with a love of the outdoors.

verb

Soak or saturate (something) with a substance.

Usage examples:

Wood which had been impregnated with preservative

verb

To make a woman or female animal pregnant

Usage examples:

This cloth is impregnated with a cleaning solution.

verb

Give (someone) facts or information; tell.

Usage examples:

He wrote to her, informing her of the situation

verb

Impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to

verb

Wash.

Usage examples:

She ran cold water in the basin, laving her face and hands

noun

A heavy or bulky thing that is being carried or is about to be carried.

Usage examples:

In addition to their own food, they must carry a load of up to eighty pounds

verb

Fill (a vehicle, ship, container, etc.) with a large amount of something.

Usage examples:

They go to calais to load up their vans with cheap beer

noun

A loose sleeveless cloak or shawl, worn especially by women.

Usage examples:

She was wrapped tightly in her mantle

verb

Cloak or envelop.

Usage examples:

Heavy mists mantled the forested slopes

noun

Variant spelling of mantel.

noun

A short pole with a broad blade at one or both ends, used without a rowlock to move a small boat or canoe through the water.

Usage examples:

We dug in deep with our paddles

verb

Move through the water in a boat using a paddle or paddles.

Usage examples:

She paddled along the coast

noun

An act of walking with bare feet in shallow water.

Usage examples:

I went for a paddle

verb

Spread throughout (something); pervade.

Usage examples:

The aroma of soup permeated the air

verb

To spread through something and be present in every part of it

Usage examples:

The smell of detergent and bleach permeated the air.

verb

(especially of a smell) spread through and be perceived in every part of.

Usage examples:

A smell of stale cabbage pervaded the air

verb

To spread through all parts of something

Usage examples:

The influence of the early jazz musicians pervades american music.

verb

Jump or dive quickly and energetically.

Usage examples:

Our little daughters whooped as they plunged into the sea

noun

An act of jumping or diving into water.

Usage examples:

Fanatics went straight from the hot room to take a cold plunge

verb

Dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity

verb

Cause (something) to become thoroughly soaked with water or other liquid so that no more can be absorbed.

Usage examples:

The soil is saturated

noun

A saturated fat.

Usage examples:

As far as the heart is concerned saturates are considered the main enemy

adjective

Saturated with moisture.

noun

A brief and usually light fall of rain, hail, sleet, or snow.

Usage examples:

A day of sunny spells and scattered showers

verb

(of a mass of small things) fall or be thrown in a shower.

Usage examples:

Bits of broken glass showered over me

noun

A brief rain, or a light fall of snow

Usage examples:

A snow shower, a shower of sparks, a shower of confetti, he stays in the shower until there is no m…

verb

Make or allow (something) to become thoroughly wet by immersing it in liquid.

Usage examples:

Soak the beans overnight in water

noun

An act of immersing someone or something in liquid for a period of time.

Usage examples:

I'm looking forward to a long soak in the bath

verb

Submerge in a liquid

adjective

(of a slope, flight of stairs, or angle) rising or falling sharply; almost perpendicular.

Usage examples:

She pushed the bike up the steep hill

noun

A steep mountain slope.

Usage examples:

Hair-raising steeps

verb

Soak (food or tea) in water or other liquid so as to extract its flavour or to soften it.

Usage examples:

The chillies are steeped in olive oil

verb

Gradually spread through or over.

Usage examples:

Her cheeks were suffused with colour

verb

To spread through or over something completely

Usage examples:

His voice was low and suffused with passion.

verb

Propel the body through water by using the limbs, or (in the case of a fish or other aquatic animal) by using fins, tail, or other bodily movement.

Usage examples:

They swam ashore

noun

An act or period of swimming.

Usage examples:

We went for a swim in the river

verb

Travel through water

verb

Clean with water and, typically, soap or detergent.

Usage examples:

Auntie lou had washed all their clothes

noun

An act of washing something or an instance of being washed.

Usage examples:

Her hair needs a wash

abbreviation

Washington.