transitive verb. To beat vigorously; thrash.

transitive verb. To scold; berate.

transitive verb. To moisten (meat, for example) periodically with a liquid, such as melted butter or a sauce, especially while cooking.

transitive verb. To sew loosely with large running stitches so as to hold together temporarily.

To beat with a stick; thrash; cudgel.

To moisten (meat that is being roasted or baked) with melted fat, gravy, etc., to improve the flavor or prevent burning.

To mark (sheep) with tar.

To sew slightly; fasten together with long stitches, as the parts of a garment, for trying on or fitting, or for convenience in handling during the process of making.

noun. In card-playing, same as beast, 7.

transitive verb. To sew loosely, or with long stitches; -- usually, that the work may be held in position until sewed more firmly.

transitive verb. To beat with a stick; to cudgel.

transitive verb. To sprinkle flour and salt and drip butter or fat on, as on meat in roasting.

transitive verb. To mark with tar, as sheep.

verb. To sew with wide stitches.

verb. To beat.

verb. To sprinkle flour and salt and drip butter or fat on, as on meat in roasting.

verb. To coat over something

verb. strike violently and repeatedly

noun. a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together

verb. sew together loosely, with large stitches

verb. cover with liquid before cooking

"During baking, occasionally "baste" the apples, _i. e._ take spoonfuls of the water from around the apples and pour it on the top of them."

basted  basting  

beat  beat-up  dampen  embroidery stitch  moisten  

aced  based  braced  chased  chaste  

broil  cornflour  counthry  curry  frying pan  

bake  bang  barbecue  bastinado  batter  

basted  bastes  basting