bathing

bathe (b

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v. bathed, bath·ing, bathes

v.intr.

1. To take a bath.

2. To go into the water for swimming or other recreation.

3. To become immersed in or as if in liquid.

4. To sunbathe.

v.tr.

1. To immerse in liquid; wet.

2. To wash in a liquid.

3. To apply a liquid to for healing or soothing purposes: bathed the wound with iodine.

4. To seem to wash or pour over; suffuse: a room that was bathed in sunlight.

[Middle English bathen, from Old English bathian.]

bather n.

Bathing

See also cleanliness.

balneography

a treatise on baths.

balneology

the study of the therapeutic uses of various types of bathing; hydrotherapy. — balneologist, n. — balneologic, balneological, adj.

bathophobia

an intense dislike of bathing.

caldarium

Ancient Rome. a room where hot baths were taken.

hydrotherapy

the treatment of diseases through the use of water, whether internal or external, as whirlpool baths, compresses, or drinking mineral waters. Also hydrotherapeutics. — hydrotherapist, n. — hydrotherapeutic, hydrotherapeutical, adj.

Kneippism

a 19th-century treatment of diseases by types of hydrotherapy, as warm or cold baths and walking barefoot in dewy grass.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	bathing - immersing the body in water or sunshine diversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation" sea bathing - bathing in the sea or ocean sun bathing - immersing the body in sunlight
	2.	bathing - the act of washing yourself (or another person) washup cleaning, cleansing, cleanup - the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning" lavation, washing, wash - the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water) shower, shower bath - washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle; "he took a shower after the game" bath - you soak and wash your body in a bathtub; "he has a good bath every morning" sponge bath - you wash your body with a sponge or washcloth instead of in a bathtub steam bath, Turkish bath, vapor bath, vapour bath - you sweat in a steam room before getting a rubdown and cold shower

Translations

bathing [ˈbeɪðɪŋ]

A. N → el bañarse
"no bathing" → prohibido bañarse

B. CPD bathing beauty N → sirena f or belleza f de la playa
bathing cap N (US) → gorro m de baño
bathing costume N (Brit) → traje m de baño, bañador m, malla f (S. Cone)
bathing hut N → caseta f de playa
bathing machine N (Hist) → caseta f de playa movible
bathing suit (US) N = bathing costume bathing trunks NPL → bañador m (de hombre)
bathing wrap N → albornoz m

bathing [ˈbeɪðɪŋ] n (= swimming) → baignade f
bathing cap n → bonnet m de bain
bathing costume n → maillot m (de bain)
bathing suit n (= swimsuit) → maillot m (de bain)
bathing trunks npl (British) → maillot m (de bain), slip m de bain

bathing

n → Baden nt

bathing:

bathing beach

n → Badestrand m

bathing beauty

n → Badeschönheit f

bathing belle

n → Badeschönheit f

bathing cap

n → Bademütze f, → Badekappe f

bathing costume