bach

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verb (1)

ˈbach 

variants or less commonly batch

bached also batched; baching also batching; baches also batches

intransitive verb

: to live as a bachelor

—often used with it

bach

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noun (1)

New Zealand

: a small house or weekend cottage

batch

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noun (2)

ˈbach 

1

: the quantity baked at one time : baking

2

a

: the quantity of material prepared or required for one operation

specifically : a mixture of raw materials ready for fusion into glass

b

: the quantity produced at one operation

c

: a group of jobs (such as programs) that are submitted for processing on a computer and whose results are obtained at a later time

batch processing

compare time-sharing

3

: a quantity (as of persons or things) considered as a group

batch

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verb (2)

batched; batching; batches

transitive verb

: to bring together or process as a batch

batcher noun

batch

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verb (3)

less common spelling of bach

intransitive verb

: to live as a bachelor

—often used with it

Synonyms of bach

Noun (1)

• cottage
• cabin

Noun (2)

• cluster
• collection
• bunch
• array
• group
• grouping
• package
• assemblage
• set
• lot
• series
• battery
• constellation

Examples of bach in a Sentence

Noun (1)

maintains a bach in South Island's Fiordland

Noun (2)

We baked two batches of cookies.

a fresh batch of salsa

mixing another batch of cement

They're hiring another batch of workers.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Our bach boy Peter continues to have no real conversations with literally anyone, but does manage to (probably) sleep with two women and definitely piss off a third one. — Hannah Rimm, refinery29.com, 25 Feb. 2020

For summer vacation, from Christmas to February, Kiwis tramp along a Great Walk, or tent near a stream, or drive a campervan from forest to forest, or rent a bach — a beach house — on the coast. — Longreads, 18 Sep. 2019

Noun

The release of the new batch of episodes almost perfectly coincides with an exceptionally rainy, stormy and destructive year for Chicago and Illinois as a whole. — Hannah Hudnall, USA Today, 26 June 2026

The North Shore Mosquito Abatement District announced Wednesday that a batch of mosquitoes collected Thursday, June 18, from a trap in Glenview tested positive for West Nile in the district's lab five days later. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 24 June 2026

Verb

If tasks pile up, batch similar actions and protect your calendar edges, since boundaries keep interruptions from scattering your concentration. — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2026

Lovely as a single serve or batch up in a big jug for the group stages and let your mates help themselves. — Claudia Alarcón, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

short for bachelor entry 1

Noun (2)

Middle English bache; akin to Old English bacan to bake

First Known Use

Verb (1)

1870, in the meaning defined above

Noun (1)

1925, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

1853, in the meaning defined above

Verb (3)

1870, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bach

• balk
• baulk
• bloc
• bock
• broch
• brock
• calk
• caulk
• chalk
• chock
• clock
• cock

Biographical Definition

Bach 1 of 4

biographical name (1)

ˈbäḵ  ˈbäk 

Carl Philipp Emanuel 1714–1788 son of Johann Sebastian Bach German composer

Bach

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biographical name (2)

Johann Christian 1735–1782 son of Johann Sebastian Bach German organist and composer

Bach

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biographical name (3)

Johann Sebastian 1685–1750 German organist and composer

Bach

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biographical name (4)

Wilhelm Friedemann 1710–1784 son of Johann Sebastian Bach German composer