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    • To beat with a stick; to cudgel

      • baste (third-person singular simple present bastes, present participle basting, simple past and past participle basted) (archaic, slang) To beat with a stick; to cudgel.
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  2. The meaning of BASTE is to sew with long loose stitches in order to hold something in place temporarily. How to use baste in a sentence.

  3. BASTE definition: 1. to pour hot fat and liquid over meat while it is cooking: 2. → tack: 3. to pour hot fat and…. Learn more.

  4. Baste definition: to sew with long, loose stitches, as in temporarily tacking together pieces of a garment while it is being made.. See examples of BASTE used in a sentence.

  5. Sep 20, 2024 · baste (third-person singular simple present bastes, present participle basting, simple past and past participle basted) (archaic, slang) To beat with a stick; to cudgel. July 1660, Samuel Pepys, Diaries One man was basted by the keeper for carrying some people over on his back through the waters.

  6. to beat thoroughly; thrash. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C16: probably from Old Norse beysta.

  7. If you baste your Thanksgiving turkey while it bakes, it will stay moist and tender. A chef might baste grilled vegetables with their marinade, or baste roasting meat with its own oily drippings. The technique keeps food from drying out as it cooks. Another meaning of baste is "to sew loosely." You might quickly baste the hem of a curtain ...

  8. There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb baste, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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