bask

Pronunciation: /bɑːsk/

The English word “bask” has 5 meanings listed here.

verb

To bathe in warmth; to be exposed to pleasant heat.
To expose oneself to heat, especially sunlight, in order to raise body temperature, as a form of thermoregulation.
To take great pleasure or satisfaction; to feel warmth or happiness.

noun

The act of bathing in warmth.
A group of crocodiles.

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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