batheverb
uk/beɪð/us/beɪð/bathe verb (SWIM)
[ I ] UK to swim, especially in the sea, a river, or a lake:
Children suffering from the illness had bathed in sea water contaminated by sewage.
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Swimming
- aquatics
- armband
- backstroke
- bellyflop
- butterfly
- depth
- diving board
- dog paddle
- dove
- frogman
- gala
- pearl diver
- scissor kick
- scuba diving
- shaken
- snorkel
- stroke
- swallow dive
- swan dive
- tread
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bathe verb (COVER)
[ T ] to cover something with a liquid, especially in order to make part of the body feel better:
I bathed my feet in salt water.
[ T ] to cover something in a way that causes a pleasant feeling or appearance:
In the afternoon the sun bathes the city in shades of pink and gold.
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Enclosing, surrounding and immersing
- beleaguer
- beleaguered
- beset
- border
- box sb/sth in
- dunk
- fence sth in
- fence sth off
- flood
- gather
- gift-wrap
- gift-wrapped
- steep
- surround
- swallow
- wall sth off
- wound 1
- wrap
- wrap (sb) up
- wrap sth around sb/sth
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bathe verb (WASH)
UK also bath [ T ] to wash in a bath or to wash someone in a bath
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Personal care - general words
- appearance
- baby wipe
- bath
- bed bath
- body shaming
- body-shame
- dolled up
- facecloth
- flannel
- moisturizer
- retrosexual
- scrub up
- shave
- shower
- soap
- spruce
- varnish
- wash
- wash up
- well groomed
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bathenoun [ S ]
uk/beɪð/us/beɪð/UK formalan occasion when you swim or spend time in water:
I went for a bathe every evening.
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Swimming
- aquatics
- armband
- backstroke
- bellyflop
- butterfly
- depth
- diving board
- dog paddle
- dove
- frogman
- gala
- pearl diver
- scissor kick
- scuba diving
- shaken
- snorkel
- stroke
- swallow dive
- swan dive
- tread
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