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ALL meanings of baste

baste
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  • verb baste If you baste meat, you pour hot fat and the juices from the meat itself over it while it is cooking. 3
  • verb baste to sew with loose temporary stitches 3
  • verb baste to moisten (meat) during cooking with hot fat and the juices produced 3
  • verb baste to beat thoroughly; thrash 3
  • verb transitive baste to sew with long, loose stitches so as to keep the parts together until properly sewn; tack 3
  • verb transitive baste to moisten (meat) with melted butter, drippings, etc. while roasting 3
  • verb transitive baste to beat soundly; thrash 3
  • verb transitive baste to attack with words; abuse 3
  • noun baste Pour juices or melted fat over (meat) during cooking in order to keep it moist. 1
  • transitive verb baste moisten during cooking 1
  • intransitive verb baste cook in juices 1
  • transitive verb baste sewing: tack, stitch loosely 1
  • verb with object baste to beat with a stick; thrash; cudgel. 1
  • verb with object baste to denounce or scold vigorously: an editorial basting the candidate for irresponsible statements. 1
  • noun baste liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking: a baste of sherry and pan juices. 1
  • verb baste To sew with long or loose stitches, as for temporary use, or in preparation for gathering the fabric. 0
  • verb baste To sprinkle flour and salt and drip butter or fat on, as on meat in roasting. 0
  • verb baste (by extension) To coat over something. 0
  • verb baste To mark (sheep, etc.) with tar. 0
  • verb baste (Obsolete (No longer in use)) SLA To beat with a stick; to cudgel. 0
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