To bathe in warmth; to be exposed to pleasant heat.
to bask in the sun
To take great pleasure or satisfaction; to feel warmth or happiness. (Usually followed by "in".
to bask in someone’s favour
The act of bathing in warmth.
Most cats enjoy a bask in the sunshine.
A group of crocodiles; the collective noun for crocodiles.
The threat of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to health systems in subSaharan Africa (SSA) can be compared metaphorically to a lake in Africa infested with a bask of crocodiles and the saying “the eye of the crocodile.”
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...
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