1 [U] the lowest tone or part in music, for instruments or voices:
He always plays his stereo with the bass turned right up. * He sings bass. * a pounding bass line
compareTREBLE
2 [C] a man's singing voice with a low range; a man with a bass voice
compareALTO, BARITONE, TENOR
3 [sing.] a musical part that is written for a bass voice
4 (also bass guitar) [C] an electric guitar that plays very low notes:
a bass player * bass and drums * Jackie Carrera on (= playing) bass.
5 [C] = DOUBLEBASS
adjective [onlybeforenoun] low in tone:
a bass drum / voice * the bass clef (= the symbol in music showing that the notes following it are low)
compareTREBLE
Part of speech: noun
[C,U] (plural bass) a sea or FRESHWATER fish that is used for food:
Fresh sea bass is a great delicacy.
seealsoBASS
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is bass a noun, verb, or something else?
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