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bach

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bach also batch  (bch) Informal
n.
A bachelor.
intr.v. bached also batched, bach·ing also batch·ing, bach·es also batch·es
To live alone and keep house as a bachelor.
Idiom:
bach it
To bach.
[Short for bachelor.]
bach [batch] NZ
Noun
a small holiday cottage
Verb
to look after oneself when one's spouse is away
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Noun1.bachBach - German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of western music (1685-1750)
Johann Sebastian Bach
2.bachBach - the music of Bach; "he played Bach on the organ"
music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
Verb1.bach - lead a bachelor's existence
bachelor
live - lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style; "we had to live frugally after the war"


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One was a fantasia, King Lear; the other was a quartette dedicated to the memory of Bach.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
was the only answer her mute appeal received, and too proud to cry or beseech, Amy set her teeth, threw bach her head defiantly, and bore without flinching several tingling blows on her little palm.
Little Women by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
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