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Baste Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Baste? [n] loose temporary stitches [v] cover with liquid before cooking; "baste a roast" [v] sew together loosely, with large stitches; "baste a hem" [v] strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Baste: basting \| batter \| clobber \| tack \| tacking Related Terms \| Find terms related to Baste: bake \| bang \| barbecue \| bastinado \| batter \| bawl out \| beat \| belabor \| belt \| berate \| birch \| blanch \| boil \| braise \| brew \| broil \| brown \| buffet \| cane \| chew out \| clobber \| club \| coddle \| cook \| cowhide \| cudgel \| curry \| cut \| devil \| do \| do to perfection \| drub \| fire \| flagellate \| flail \| flap \| flog \| fricassee \| frizz \| frizzle \| fry \| fustigate \| give a whipping \| give the stick \| griddle \| grill \| hammer \| heat \| horsewhip \| knock \| knout \| lace \| lambaste \| larrup \| lash \| lay on \| maul \| mill \| oven-bake \| pan \| pan-broil \| parboil \| paste \| patter \| pelt \| pistol-whip \| poach \| pommel \| pound \| prepare \| prepare food \| pulverize \| pummel \| rail \| rap \| rawhide \| roast \| saute \| scallop \| scourge \| sear \| shirr \| simmer \| sledgehammer \| smite \| spank \| steam \| stew \| stir-fry \| strap \| stripe \| swinge \| switch \| tell off \| thrash \| thresh \| thump \| toast \| tongue-lash \| trounce \| truncheon \| wallop \| whale \| whip \| whop \| wig See Also \| beat \| beat up \| cook \| dampen \| moisten \| run up \| sew \| sew together \| stitch \| stitch \| wash \| work over Baste In Webster's Dictionary \Baste\ (b[=a]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Basted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Basting}.] [Cf. Icel. beysta to strike, powder; Sw. basa to beat with a rod: perh. akin to E. beat.] 1. To beat with a stick; to cudgel. One man was basted by the keeper for carrying some people over on his back through the waters. --Pepys. 2. (Cookery) To sprinkle flour and salt and drip butter or fat on, as on meat in roasting. 3. To mark with tar, as sheep. [Prov. Eng.] \Baste\, v. t. [OE. basten, OF. bastir, F. b?tir, prob. fr. OHG. bestan to sew, MHG. besten to bind, fr. OHG. bast bast. See {Bast}.] To sew loosely, or with long stitches; -- usually, that the work may be held in position until sewed more firmly. --Shak.

Baste Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Baste?

[n] loose temporary stitches
[v] cover with liquid before cooking; "baste a roast"
[v] sew together loosely, with large stitches; "baste a hem"
[v] strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her"

Baste In Webster's Dictionary

\Baste\ (b[=a]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Basted}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Basting}.] [Cf. Icel. beysta to strike, powder; Sw.
basa to beat with a rod: perh. akin to E. beat.]
1. To beat with a stick; to cudgel.

         One man was basted by the keeper for carrying some
         people over on his back through the waters. --Pepys.

2. (Cookery) To sprinkle flour and salt and drip butter or
   fat on, as on meat in roasting.

3. To mark with tar, as sheep. [Prov. Eng.]


\Baste\, v. t. [OE. basten, OF. bastir, F. b?tir, prob.
fr. OHG. bestan to sew, MHG. besten to bind, fr. OHG. bast
bast. See {Bast}.]
To sew loosely, or with long stitches; -- usually, that the
work may be held in position until sewed more firmly. --Shak.

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