Basked vs Backed - What's the difference?
basked | backed |
(bask)
To bathe in warmth; to be exposed to pleasant heat.
* Goldsmith
(figurative) To take great pleasure or satisfaction; to feel warmth or happiness. (This verb is usually followed by "in").
* {{quote-news, year=2012, date=November 7, author=Matt Bai, title=Winning a Second Term, Obama Will Confront Familiar Headwinds, work=New York Times
, passage=As President Obama turns his attention once again to filling out a cabinet and writing an Inaugural Address, this much is clear: he should not expect to bask in a surge of national unity, or to witness a crowd of millions overrun the Mall just to say they were there.}}
* {{quote-news, year=2011
, date=April 10
, author=Alistair Magowan
, title=Aston Villa 1 - 0 Newcastle
, work=BBC Sport
(back)
(obsolete, slang) Put on one's back; killed; rendered dead.
(in combination) Having specified type of back.
(in combination) Having specified type of backing.
As verbs the difference between basked and backed
is that basked is past tense of bask while backed is past tense of back.As an adjective backed is
put on one's back; killed; rendered dead.basked
English
Verb
(head)bask
English
Verb
(en verb)- to bask in the sun
- basks in the glare, and stems the tepid wave.
- I basked in her love.
- to bask in someone's favour
citation
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backed
English
Etymology 1
From (back) (verb)Verb
(head)Etymology 2
From .Adjective
(-)- He wishes to have the senior, or old square-toes, backed ; he longs to have his father on six men's shoulders; that is, carried to the grave.
- a high-backed chair
- sway-backed
- red-backed shrike
- asset-backed securities
