- run a bath
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To fill a bathtub with water in preparation for taking a bath.
Never leave a child unattended when you are running him a bath.
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run a bath — Fill bath with water … A concise dictionary of English slang
run — run1 W1S1 [rʌn] v past tense ran [ræn] past participle run present participle running ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move quickly using your legs)¦ 2¦(race)¦ 3¦(organize/be in charge of )¦ 4¦(do something/go somewhere quickly)¦ 5¦(buses/trains etc)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
run — 1 /rVn/ verb past tense ran past participle run present participle running MOVE QUICKLY ON FOOT 1 (I) to move quickly on foot by moving your legs more quickly than when you are walking: I had to run to catch the bus. | Two youths were killed when … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
run — run1 [ rʌn ] (past tense ran [ ræn ] ; past participle run) verb *** ▸ 1 move quickly with legs ▸ 2 control/organize ▸ 3 machine: work ▸ 4 liquid: flow ▸ 5 try to be elected ▸ 6 vehicle: travel ▸ 7 be shown/performed ▸ 8 reach amount/rate ▸ 9… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bath — I UK [bɑːθ] / US [bæθ] noun [countable] Word forms bath : singular bath plural baths *** 1) British a long deep container that you fill with water and wash yourself in. The usual American word is bathtub. a) the water in a bath I relaxed in a… … English dictionary
bath — n. 1) to have (BE), take a bath 2) to draw, run a bath 3) (BE) a swimming bath 4) a sitz; steam, Turkish; whirlpool bath 5) (misc.) a blood bath ( slaughter ) USAGE NOTE: In BE, one meaning of bath is bathtub . * * * [bɑːθ] Turkish run a bath… … Combinatory dictionary
run — I n. course 1) a ski run freedom of movement 2) to have free run of the house race 3) a cross country run; the mile run series of demands 4) a run on a bank running away 5) on the run trial 6) a dry, dummy (BE) run flight … Combinatory dictionary
bath — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 (BrE) (also bathtub AmE, BrE) large container for washing your body ADJECTIVE ▪ free standing, sunken ▪ cast iron, tin VERB + BATH/BATHTUB … Collocations dictionary
bath — bath1 [ bæθ ] noun count *** 1. ) the process of washing yourself or someone else in a BATHTUB: The children need a bath tonight. take a bath: Do I have time to take a bath? a ) the water in a BATHTUB: I relaxed in a nice deep bath. run a bath… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bath — 1 noun plural baths (C) 1 BrE a large long container that you fill with water and sit in to wash yourself; bathtub especially AmE: run a bath (=make water flow into a bath) 2 an act of washing your body in a bath: After a week of camping, I… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
