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1. (v.t.) baste
to sew with long, loose stitches, as in temporarily joining parts of a garment while it is being made.
2. (v.t.) baste
to moisten (meat or other food) with drippings, butter, etc., while cooking.
3. (v.t.) baste
to beat with a stick; thrash; cudgel.
4. baste
to denounce or scold vigorously.
Etymology: (1525–35)
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| Definition of 'baste' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) baste, basting, basting stitch, tacking
a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together
2. (verb) baste
cover with liquid before cooking
"baste a roast"
3. (verb) clobber, baste, batter
strike violently and repeatedly
"She clobbered the man who tried to attack her"
4. (verb) baste, tack
sew together loosely, with large stitches
"baste a hem"
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| Definition of 'baste' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) baste
to beat with a stick; to cudgel
2. (verb) baste
to sprinkle flour and salt and drip butter or fat on, as on meat in roasting
3. (verb) baste
to mark with tar, as sheep
4. (verb) baste
to sew loosely, or with long stitches; -- usually, that the work may be held in position until sewed more firmly
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