1.
[syn: enjoy, bask, relish, savor, savour]
2. be exposed;
- Example: "The seals were basking in the sun"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bask \Bask\ (b[.a]sk), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Basked (b[.a]skt);
p. pr. & vb. n. Basking.] [OScand. ba[eth]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.
[1913 Webster]
Basks in the glare, and stems the tepid wave.
--Goldsmith.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bask \Bask\, v. t.
To warm by continued exposure to heat; to warm with genial
heat.
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Basks at the fire his hairy strength. --Milton.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bask
v 1: derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take
pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her
glory" [syn: enjoy, bask, relish, savor, savour]
2: be exposed; "The seals were basking in the sun"
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
37 Moby Thesaurus words for "bask":
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, sun-dry, sunbathe, swim in, take pleasure in,
wallow in, welter