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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Bask \Bask\, verb (used with an object) To warm by continued exposure to heat; to warm with genial heat.
Basks at the fire his hairy strength. --Milton.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Bask \Bask\ (b[.a]sk), verb (used without an object) [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}, noun, {Bake}, verb (used with an object)] To lie in warmth; to be exposed to genial heat.
Basks in the glare, and stems the tepid wave. --Goldsmith.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
bask
verb
1: derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory" [syn: {enjoy}, {relish}, {savor}, {savour}]
2: be exposed; "The seals were basking in the sun"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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
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