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| 1. | [ verb ] (food) cover with liquid before cooking | |
| Examples: | "baste a roast" |
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| Related terms: | moisten cooking cook | |
| 2. | [ verb ] strike violently and repeatedly | |
| Synonyms: | clobber batter | |
| Examples: | "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her" |
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| Related terms: | beat | |
| 3. | [ verb ] sew together loosely, with large stitches | |
| Synonyms: | tack | |
| Examples: | "baste a hem" |
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| Related terms: | sew baster | |
| 4. | [ noun ] loose temporary stitches | |
| Synonyms: | tacking basting | |
| Related terms: | stitch | |
| Similar spelling: |
Bast Bassette basset Bacote Bassett bauxite baccate backstay Basta based baked Basket baguet backed Baskett Baggett |
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