Definitions for BASTE
beɪstbaste

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. baste, basting, basting stitch, tackingverb

   a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together

2. basteverb

   cover with liquid before cooking

   "baste a roast"

3. clobber, baste, batterverb

   strike violently and repeatedly

   "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her"

4. baste, tackverb

   sew together loosely, with large stitches

   "baste a hem"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. basteverb

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

2. basteverb

   To coat over something

3. basteverb

   To sew with wide stitches.

4. basteverb

   To beat.

5. Etymology: Compare beysta (whence børste)

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Basteverb

   participle pass. basted, or basten.

   Etymology: bastonner, Fr. Bazata, in the Armorick dialect, signifies to strike with a stick; from which perhaps baston a stick, and all its derivatives, or collaterals, may be deduced.

   1. To beat with a stick.

   Quoth she, I grant it is in vain
   For one’s that basted to feel pain,
   Because the pangs his bones endure,
   Contribute nothing to the cure. Hudibras.

   Tir’d with dispute, and speaking Latin,
   As well as basting, and bear bating. Hudibras.

   Bastings heavy, dry, obtuse,
   Only dulness can produce;
   While a little gentle jerking
   Sets the spirits all aworking. Jonathan Swift.

   2. To drip butter, or any thing else, upon meat as it turns upon the spit.

   Sir, I think the meat wants what I have, a basting. William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet.

   3. To moisten meat on the spit by falling upon it.

   The fat of roasted mutton falling on the birds, will serve to baste them, and so save time and butter. Jonathan Swift, Directions to the Cook.

   4. To sew slightly. [ baster, Fr. to stitch.]

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Baste

   Baste, also known as Basta, is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Vikramgad taluka.

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1. baste

   Baste refers to the process of moistening food, often meat, with liquid such as melted butter, pan drippings, or a prepared sauce during cooking. This is usually done to keep the food moist, add flavor, and give a glazed or browned finish. The basting liquid is typically applied with a basting brush or by spooning the liquid over the food periodically.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Basteverb

   to beat with a stick; to cudgel

2. Basteverb

   to sprinkle flour and salt and drip butter or fat on, as on meat in roasting

3. Basteverb

   to mark with tar, as sheep

4. Basteverb

   to sew loosely, or with long stitches; -- usually, that the work may be held in position until sewed more firmly

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Baste

   bāst, v.t. to beat with a stick. [Prob. conn. with Ice. beysta, Dan. böste, to beat.]

2. Baste

   bāst, v.t. to drop fat or butter over meat while roasting to keep it from burning and to improve the flavour. [Ety. unknown.]

3. Baste

   bāst, v.t. to sew slightly or with long stitches. [O. Fr. bastír, from Old High Ger. bestan, to sew.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. baste

   To spoon a sauce high in flavor and fat onto a piece of meat.

   I will baste the garlic and butter sauce onto the steak

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on September 28, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Beat
   • Cookery
   • Moisten
   • Sew

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1. tabes

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of BASTE in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of BASTE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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