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Synonyms & Antonyms of bask
to refrain from labor or exertion
- we blissfully basked at the seashore over the long holiday
Synonyms for bask
Words Related to bask
- bum,
- goldbrick,
- hang,
- hang about
- [British],
- hang around,
- idle,
- loaf,
- slack (off),
- veg out
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The first known use of bask was circa 1616
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