bathing
NounSynonyms:
washup
WordNet 3.0
Noun (2)
- immersing the body in water or sunshine
- the act of washing yourself (or another person)Synonyms: washup
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Bathe \Bathe\ (b[=a][th]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bathed (b[=a][th]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Bathing.] [OE. ba[eth]ien, AS. ba[eth]ian, fr. b[ae][eth] bath. See 1st Bath, and cf. Bay to bathe.]
1.To wash by immersion, as in a bath; to subject to a bath. [1913 Webster]
Chancing to bathe himself in the River Cydnus.— South.[1913 Webster]
2.To lave; to wet. "The lake which bathed the foot of the Alban mountain." --T. Arnold. [1913 Webster]
3.To moisten or suffuse with a liquid. [1913 Webster]
And let us bathe our hands in C[ae]sar's blood.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
4.To apply water or some liquid medicament to; as, to bathe the eye with warm water or with sea water; to bathe one's forehead with camphor. [1913 Webster]
5.To surround, or envelop, as water surrounds a person immersed. "The rosy shadows bathe me. " --Tennyson. "The bright sunshine bathing all the world." --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]
Bathing \Bath"ing\, n. Act of taking a bath or baths. [1913 Webster]
Bathing machine, a small room on wheels, to be driven into the water, for the convenience of bathers, who undress and dress therein. [1913 Webster]