bass

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbæs/, /ˈbeɪs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/beɪs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bās for 1; bs for 2-3)

Inflections of 'bass' (n):
bass
npl (Especially as a collective pronoun—e.g. "The men are fishing for bass.")
basses
npl (Mainly when talking about different types of bass—e.g. "Basses include the largemouth bass and the smallmouth bass.")

Collocations for "bass"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "bass" in context.

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bass

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. plays the [electric, standup, double] bass
  2. plays the bass in the [band, group]
  3. is learning to play the bass
  4. Turn the bass [up, down].
  5. The bass is too [high, low, loud, quiet].
  6. The bass was [booming, blasting] through the speakers.
  7. [largemouth, sea] bass
  8. go fishing for bass
  9. caught a bass
  10. [grilled, fried] bass
  11. a [15-inch] bass
n as adj
  1. [increase, decrease, amplify] the bass tones
  2. [hit, pound on, play] the bass drum
  3. plays the bass [guitar, clarinet, trombone]
  4. the song has a [strong, driving, hard] bass line
  5. turn [on, off] the bass boost
  6. a [famous, catchy, funky] bass riff
  7. he sings the bass part
  8. is a [great, famous] bass player
  9. go bass fishing
  10. is a bass fisherman
'bass' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
crank - fish - flute - fret - guitar - play - rig - tasty - thud - thump - treble - trumpet

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