Verb
To bathe.
She told the children to take a bath and wash off the mud and grime.
(idiomatic) To lose a large amount of money in an investment.
Shareholders took a bath when the company went bankrupt.
I think I'll take a bath in his blood. Mike Tyson
Existentialism means that no one else can take a bath for you. Delmore Schwartz
I'm obsessed with cleanliness for myself, so I will take a bath three times a day, sometimes a steam twice a day in addition to that. Simon Cowell
Anything?" She laughed. "Like what kind of anything did you want?" "Well, when I was five, I wanted to take a bath in spaghetti." -Clary & Jace, pg.310. Cassandra Clare
You will never drown where you always take a bath. Malian Proverb
Don't even take a bath with fools, because they'll throw away the soap. Italian Proverb