Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To expose oneself to pleasant warmth.
- intransitive verb To take great pleasure or satisfaction.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Emitted warmth; a genial radiation or suffusion.
- Bitter.
- Same as
bash . - To bathe, especially in warm water (and hence in blood, etc.).
- To lie in or be exposed to a pleasant warmth; luxuriate in the genial heat or rays of anything: as, to
bask in the sunshine. - Figuratively, to be at ease and thriving under benign or gratifying influences: as, to
bask in the favor of a king or of one's lady-love. - To expose to genial warmth; suffuse with agreeable heat.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To warm by continued exposure to heat; to warm with genial heat.
- intransitive verb To lie in warmth; to be exposed to genial heat.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To take great pleasure or satisfaction; to feel warmth or happiness. (This verb is usually followed by "in").
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
- verb be exposed
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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If it was a good decision then I’ll high 5 myself in bask in an adulation of my own making. lol
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It was made in a plain "bask" with buttons down the front, and a plain, full skirt, over which she wore a white, starched apron, with a row of insertion and a flounce of crocheted lace.
The Second Chance Nellie L. McClung 1912
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It was made in a plain "bask" with buttons down the front, and a plain, full skirt, over which she wore a white, starched apron, with a row of insertion and a flounce of crocheted lace.
The Second Chance 1910
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Neither does Bragg "bask" in the celebrity style of which he is anonymously accused.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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Neither does Bragg "bask" in the celebrity style of which he is anonymously accused.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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"I never got too euphoric for the great ratings or too low on the bad numbers because when there is no season and one is doing live TV 51 weeks a year there is simply no time to" bask "in any glory or to feel sorry for one's self when the ratings aren't what one wants."
PWTorch.com 2010
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When Senate Democrats 'bask' in their 'success' on this bill, all of us should know the feeling of that screw as it enters our hearts and our wallets.
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When Senate Democrats 'bask' in their 'success' on this bill, all of us should know the feeling of that screw as it enters our hearts and our wallets.
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So Spurrier had plenty of reason to bask in one of the biggest victories of his illustrious career.
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Many Repubs and Tea Partyers bask in their issue-free campaigns, betting that the distemper of the electorate will carry them through.
Michael Sigman: Repubs Winning, Dems Whining Michael Sigman 2010
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