Basting

//ˈbeɪstɪŋ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act by which a food item is basted.

    "Use repeated bastings to prevent the chicken from drying out."

  2. 2
    moistening a roast as it is cooking wordnet
  3. 3
    A (physical) beating. archaic
  4. 4
    a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together wordnet
  5. 5
    The use of long or loose stitches; the act by which something is basted.
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of baste form-of, gerund, participle, present

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