baste
1to sew with long, loose stitches, as in temporarily tacking together pieces of a garment while it is being made.
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1Other definitions for baste (2 of 3)
to moisten (meat or other food) while cooking, with drippings, butter, etc.
liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking: a baste of sherry and pan juices.
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How to use baste in a sentence
Thin how can we ivver induce th' bastes to sit fer their photygrafs?
Frank Merriwell's Bravery | Burt L. StandishFegs, no; Orphus that lived in th' old time, an' drawed the bastes after un wi' his music, same as curate was tellin' the maids.
A Bit O' Love (Fourth Series Plays) | John GalsworthyShure, yer honor, the sight of such bastes is enough to turn a Christian man's blood.
With Clive in India | G. A. HentyCould ye go wid the lad down the road, and see if anything has happened to himself or the bastes, the craters?'
Adrift in the Ice-Fields | Charles W. Hall"Them's the iligant bastes, Darby," said one of the bystanders, as the horses moved past.
St. Patrick's Eve | Charles James Lever
British Dictionary definitions for baste (1 of 3)
/ (beɪst) /
(tr) to sew with loose temporary stitches
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1British Dictionary definitions for baste (2 of 3)
/ (beɪst) /
to moisten (meat) during cooking with hot fat and the juices produced
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2British Dictionary definitions for baste (3 of 3)
/ (beɪst) /
(tr) to beat thoroughly; thrash
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