English > bathing: 2 senses > noun 2, act| Meaning | The act of washing yourself (or another person). |
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| Synonym | washup |
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| Narrower | Turkish bath, steam bath, vapor bath, vapour bath | You sweat in a steam room before getting a rubdown and cold shower |
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| bath | You soak and wash your body in a bathtub |
| shower, shower bath | washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle |
| sponge bath | You wash your body with a sponge or washcloth instead of in a bathtub |
| Broader | cleaning, cleansing, cleanup | The act of making something clean |
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| wash, washing, lavation | The work of cleansing (usually with soap and water) |
| Spanish | ablución, lavatorio |
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| Catalan | ablució, rentada |
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| Verbs | bathe | cleanse the entire body |
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