bass: Meaning and Definition of

bass

1. low in pitch; of the lowest pitch or range: a bass voice; a bass instrument.
2. of or pertaining to the lowest part in harmonic music.

1. the bass part.
2. a bass voice, singer, or instrument.
3. See

bass

1. any of numerous edible, spiny-finned, freshwater or marine fishes of the families Serranidae and Centrarchidae.
2. (originally) the European perch, Perca fluviatilis.

bass

1. the basswood or linden.
2. bast.

Bass

1. 1851–78, U.S. outlaw: bank and train robber in the West.