bathtub

noun (a bathtub, bathtubs)

«bathtub» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A large container for water that you sit or lie in to wash your body; a bath. tree →

In the lessons

Everyday home life. Safety: never leave a small child alone in a bathtub. In maths problems: filling and emptying a bathtub (litres per minute). Phrases: fill the bathtub, in the bathtub.

Examples

She filled the bathtub with warm water. tree →
Never leave a baby alone in the bathtub. tree →
The bathtub holds 150 litres of water. tree →
The dog jumped out of the bathtub. tree →
The tap fills the bathtub at 10 litres a minute. tree →
My little brother plays with boats in the bathtub. tree →

Note

Mostly US; in the UK, Ireland and Australia people usually just say "bath" (have a bath, run a bath). In maths, a tap filling while a plug drains means subtract the flows.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «bathtub» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«bathtub» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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