noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

bakingbastebastebasting stitchbatterybeating

Example

More examples

"Some of the seams of the dress were held together only loosely by basting stitches, pending the final fitting."

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