noun

bass

Translation

bass (music), bass (fish)

He plays the bass in a band.

Turn up the bass on the stereo.

I caught a large bass in the lake.

((as an instrument)) to play the bass He plays the bass guitar.

((as a sound)) to turn up/down the bass Can you turn up the bass?

((as a fish)) to catch a bass He caught a huge bass.

Synonyms: (music) low notes; (fish) sea bass

The musical term is from Old French 'bas' (low). The fish name is from Middle English 'bars'. They have different origins.

Note the different pronunciations! It's /bæs/ for music (rhymes with 'gas') and /beɪs/ for the fish (rhymes with 'case').