1. bask(v = verb.emotion) enjoy, relish, savor, savour - derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory"
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s VERB-ing
2. bask(v = verb.contact) - be exposed; "The seals were basking in the sun"
is one way to lie
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s PP
To lie in warmth; to be exposed to genial heat. [1913 Webster]
"Basks in the glare, and stems the tepid wave." [1913 Webster]
To warm by continued exposure to heat; to warm with genial heat. [1913 Webster]
"Basks at the fire his hairy strength." [1913 Webster]
bask, v.intr.
1 sit or lie back lazily in warmth and light (basking in the sun).
2 (foll. by in) derive great pleasure (from) (basking in glory).
Idiom:
basking shark a very large shark, Cetorhinus maximus, which often lies near the surface.
Etymology:
ME, app. f. ON: rel. to BATHE
VB be hot, glow, flush, sweat, swelter, bask, smoke, reek, stew, simmer, seethe, boil, burn, blister, broil, blaze, flame, smolder, parch, fume, pant, heat, recalesce, thaw, give.