Bask

//bɑːsk// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of bathing in warmth.

    "Most cats enjoy a bask in the sunshine."

  2. 2
    A group of crocodiles; the collective noun for crocodiles. collective

    "The threat of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to health systems in subSaharan Africa (SSA) can be compared metaphorically to a lake in Africa infested with a bask of crocodiles and the saying “the eye of the crocodile.”"

Verb
  1. 1
    To bathe in warmth; to be exposed to pleasant heat.

    "to bask in the sun"

  2. 2
    be exposed wordnet
  3. 3
    To take great pleasure or satisfaction; to feel warmth or happiness. (Usually followed by "in".) figuratively

    "to bask in someone’s favour"

  4. 4
    derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in wordnet

Synonyms

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enjoywallowadoreappreciateapricateapricate

Example

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"I cannot bask in the sun. It's too hot now."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English basken, from Old Norse baðask (“to take a bath”, literally “to bathe oneself”), mediopassive form from underlying baða (“to bathe”) + sik (“oneself”), from Proto-Germanic *baþōną and *sek. Doublet of English bathe.

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