run a bath

verb

To fill a bathtub with water in preparation for taking a bath.

“Never leave a child unattended when you are running a bath for them.”

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draw a bath
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Meanings

verbrun a bath (third-person singular simple present runs a bath, present participle running a bath, simple past ran a bath, past participle run a bath)

present singular third person runs a bath · participle present running a bath · past ran a bath

  1. To fill a bathtub with water in preparation for taking a bath.

    Never leave a child unattended when you are running a bath for them.

    1 more example

    I'll run a bath for you.

    1953, Dalton Trumbo, Ian McLellan Hunter, John Dighton, Roman Holiday, spoken by Joe Bradley (Gregory Peck)

    Synonyms: draw a bath

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo fill a bathtub with water in preparation for taking a bath.

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draw a bath
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “run a bath,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20a%20bath.

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