Phrase guide

take a bath

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To bathe.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • She told the children to take a bath and wash off the mud and grime.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

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verb

Meaning 2

To lose a large amount of money in an investment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • Shareholders took a bath when the company went bankrupt.
  • 1983 December, ‘Look before you leap into a commodity pool’, in Kiplinger's Personal Finance, page 74, In the high-risk world of futures contracts, pooling the risks could be just another way to take a bath.

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Antonyms: none provided

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