baste

baste ¹  (bst)

tr.v. bast·ed, bast·ing, bastes

To sew loosely with large running stitches so as to hold together temporarily.

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[Middle English basten, from Old French bastir, of Germanic origin.]

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baster n.

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baste ²  (bst)

tr.v. bast·ed, bast·ing, bastes

To moisten (meat, for example) periodically with a liquid, such as melted butter or a sauce, especially while cooking.

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[Middle English basten.]

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baster n.

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baste ¹

Verb

[basting, basted] to sew with loose temporary stitches [Old French bastir to build]

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baste ²

Verb

[basting, basted] to moisten (meat) during cooking with hot fat [origin unknown]

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baste ³

Verb

[basting, basted] to thrash [origin unknown]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	baste - a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together basting, basting stitch, tacking embroidery stitch, sewing stitch - a stitch made with thread and a threaded sewing needle through fabric or leather
Verb	1.	baste - cover with liquid before cooking; "baste a roast" cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" moisten, dampen, wash - make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows"
	2.	baste - strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her" clobber, batter beat up, work over, beat - give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"
	3.	baste - sew together loosely, with large stitches; "baste a hem" tack sew, sew together, stitch, run up - fasten by sewing; do needlework

Translations

baste [beɪst] vt (CULIN) → rociar (con su salsa)

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baste [beɪst] vt (Culin) → arroser;

(Sewing) → bâtir, faufiler

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baste [beɪst] vt (Culin) → (mit Fett und Bratensaft) begießen;

(Sewing) → heften, reihen

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baste [beɪst] vt (CULIN) → ungere con grasso;

(SEWING) → imbastire