Sunbathing is the practice of exposing oneself to the sun's rays for the purpose of achieving a TAN. The crossword solutions for the term SUNBATHE are BASK (4 letters), TAN (3 letters), FRY (3 letters), and GETATAN (7 letters). Basking is the act of lying in the sun, while tanning is the process of darkening the skin due to exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. Frying is the process of burning the skin due to too much exposure to the sun. Finally, GETATAN is a combination of the words 'GET' and 'TAN', which implies that one is trying to GET a TAN.