Meaning of BASK
| Pronunciation: | | bask
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- [v] be exposed; "The seals were basking in the sun"
- [v] derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory"
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| | Synonyms: | | enjoy, relish, savor, savour |
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| | See Also: | | devour, lie, like | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Bask\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Basked} (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
{Basking}.] [ OScand. ba?ask to bathe one's self, or perh.
bakask to bake one's self, sk being reflexive. See {Bath},
n., {Bake}, v. t.]
To lie in warmth; to be exposed to genial heat.
Basks in the glare, and stems the tepid wave.
--Goldsmith.
\Bask\, v. t.
To warm by continued exposure to heat; to warm with genial
heat.
Basks at the fire his hairy strength. --Milton.
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| | Related Terms: | | adore, appreciate, bask in, be pleased with, delight in, derive pleasure from, devour, eat up, enjoy, feast on, freak out on, get high on, gloat over, groove on, indulge, indulge in, insolate, like, love, luxuriate, luxuriate in, rejoice in, relish, revel, revel in, riot in, roll, rollick, savor, smack the lips, sun, sunbathe, sun-dry, swim in, take pleasure in, wallow in, welter |
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