basting

baste¹ (b

st)

tr.v. bast·ed, bast·ing, bastes

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

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

baster n.

baste² (b

st)

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.

[Middle English basten.]

baster n.

baste³ (b

st)

tr.v. bast·ed, bast·ing, bastes

1. To beat vigorously; thrash. See Synonyms at beat.

2. To lambaste.

[Probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse beysta; see bhau- in Indo-European roots.]

basting [ˈbeɪstɪŋ]

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) loose temporary stitches; tacking

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) sewing with such stitches

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	basting - a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together baste, basting stitch, tacking embroidery stitch, sewing stitch - a stitch made with thread and a threaded sewing needle through fabric or leather
	2.	basting - moistening a roast as it is cooking roasting - cooking (meat) by dry heat in an oven (usually with fat added); "the slow roasting took several hours" dampening, moistening - the act of making something slightly wet

Translations

basting [ˈbeɪstɪŋ] N

1. (Sew) → hilván m

2. (= beating) → paliza f, zurra f

basting¹

n (Sew: = act) → Heften nt; (= stitches) → Heftnaht f; to take out the basting → die Heftfäden herausziehen

basting²

n (inf: = beating) → Prügel pl; to give somebody a basting (team, critics) → jdn fertigmachen (inf)

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baster
basting stitch
beat up
cookery
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dampening
embroidery stitch
lambaste
moisten
moistening
paste
pasted
pasting
preparation
self-basting
sew
sew together

Mary did look up, and she did stare at me: the ladle with which she was basting a pair of chickens roasting at the fire, did for some three minutes hang suspended in air; and for the same space of time John's knives also had rest from the polishing process: but Mary, bending again over the roast, said only -

Jane Eyre by Bronte, Charlotte View in context

These things were crowded with utensils of all sorts: frying pans, sauce pans, kettles, forks, knives, basting and soup spoons, nutmeg graters, sifters, colanders, meat saws, flat irons, rolling pins and many other things of a like nature.

The Emerald City of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context

Tulliver was obliged to bury them in her maternal bosom; for Maggie, declaring that the frock smelt of nasty dye, had taken an opportunity of basting it together with the roast beef the first Sunday she wore it, and finding this scheme answer, she had subsequently pumped on the bonnet with its green ribbons, so as to give it a general resemblance to a sage cheese garnished with withered lettuces.

The Mill on the Floss by Eliot, George View in context

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