take a bath
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Meaning · English
to bathe or wash one's body
Literally: to immerse in water
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
Food manufacturers, already wobbly after Tuesday's pessimistic industry report, took another bath at this added blow to potential profits.
He was all set to take an early bath from his marriage to have an affair with soccer writer Suzannah Dwyer.
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “take a bath” mean?
to bathe or wash one's body Literally: to immerse in water
Is “take a bath” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.