Basting

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A cudgeling; a beating.
  • noun. The moistening of meat that is being roasted with its own fat, butter, etc.
  • noun. The gravy, melted fat, butter, etc., used in moistening roasting beef, etc.
  • noun. In candle-making, the process of pouring melted wax over the wicks.
  • noun. The act of sewing together with long, loose stitches.
  • noun. The stitches themselves.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Loose temporary stitches.
  • noun. The act or process of moistening a roast as it is cooking.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A (physical) beating.
  • verb. Present participle of baste.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. moistening a roast as it is cooking
  • noun. a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together
  • Word Usage
    "Begin basting every 10 minutes with coke, and continue cooking uncovered, until the chicken is done, testing doneness by your favorite method."
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    baste  tacking  
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