"he immediately ran into a problem because he could n't find any trash bags in the house . he could walk six blocks to a store to get some , but by the time he got back , he would have lost too much time . he decided to improvise by putting all the trash and rotten food into the bathtub . either his father could get some bags or not be able to _ ..." What is the word in the blank space (_)? The answer is
bathe