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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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
So the disagreements can happen before the turkey is even basted, because choosing safety over showing up for dinner can be the first hostile shot across the political bow.
Will covid-19 make this the Turkey Day without political fights? | Petula Dvorak | November 23, 2020 | Washington PostDown ran the wine into the road, most piteous to be seen, Which made his horse's flanks to smoke as they had basted been.
The Book of Humorous Verse | VariousCleaned and baked, the fish looked good, dripping with sauce and basted to an appetizing brown.
Tramping on Life | Harry KempOur chicken that we basted yesterday,—do you remember how nice and brown that was?
It was placed in the oven, the fire carefully tended and the magnificent bird repeatedly "basted."
Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast | Harry Thom Payne
A pig roasted whole, seasoned with spices, and basted with wine, was said to be "barbecued."
Traditions, Superstitions and Folk-lore | Charles Hardwick
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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