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basting

Noun

∙ A (physical) beating. archaic, slang

Verb

∙ present participle of baste

baste

Verb

∙ To sew with long or loose stitches, as for temporary use, or in preparation for gathering the fabric.

Verb

∙ To sprinkle flour and salt and drip butter or fat on, as on meat in roasting.
∙ To coat over something by extension
∙ To mark (sheep, etc.) with tar.

Verb

∙ To beat with a stick; to cudgel. archaic, slang

BABYLON ENGLISH
basting adj.
pertaining to a type of loose stitch which holds material in place until the final sewing
baste v.
attach with loose stitches (Sewing); drip fat on meat during cooking; beat, hit

WORDNET 2.0
basting
Noun
1. loose temporary stitches
(synonym) baste, tacking
(hypernym) stitch
2. moistening a roast as it is cooking
(hypernym) moistening, dampening
(part-holonym) roasting
baste
Noun
1. loose temporary stitches
(synonym) basting, tacking
(hypernym) stitch
(derivation) tack
Verb
1. cover with liquid before cooking; "baste a roast"
(hypernym) moisten, wash, dampen
(entail) cook
(classification) cooking, cookery, preparation
2. strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her"
(synonym) clobber, batter
(hypernym) beat, beat up, work over
3. sew together loosely, with large stitches; "baste a hem"
(synonym) tack
(hypernym) sew, run up, sew together, stitch
(derivation) basting, tacking

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Basting
Basting may refer to:
A type of stitch in sewingBasting (cooking), a cooking technique
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

basting

Noun

∙ A (physical) beating. archaic, slang

Verb

∙ present participle of baste

baste

Verb

∙ To sew with long or loose stitches, as for temporary use, or in preparation for gathering the fabric.

Verb

∙ To sprinkle flour and salt and drip butter or fat on, as on meat in roasting.
∙ To coat over something by extension
∙ To mark (sheep, etc.) with tar.

Verb

∙ To beat with a stick; to cudgel. archaic, slang

BABYLON ENGLISH
basting adj.
pertaining to a type of loose stitch which holds material in place until the final sewing
baste v.
attach with loose stitches (Sewing); drip fat on meat during cooking; beat, hit

WORDNET 2.0
basting
Noun
1. loose temporary stitches
(synonym) baste, tacking
(hypernym) stitch
2. moistening a roast as it is cooking
(hypernym) moistening, dampening
(part-holonym) roasting
baste
Noun
1. loose temporary stitches
(synonym) basting, tacking
(hypernym) stitch
(derivation) tack
Verb
1. cover with liquid before cooking; "baste a roast"
(hypernym) moisten, wash, dampen
(entail) cook
(classification) cooking, cookery, preparation
2. strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her"
(synonym) clobber, batter
(hypernym) beat, beat up, work over
3. sew together loosely, with large stitches; "baste a hem"
(synonym) tack
(hypernym) sew, run up, sew together, stitch
(derivation) basting, tacking

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Basting
Basting may refer to:
A type of stitch in sewingBasting (cooking), a cooking technique
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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