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Another word for baste

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Verb

  1. To hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows

      1. To strike violently and repeatedly; batter or maul.
      2. To defeat decisively.
      3. To criticize harshly.
      1. To give a thrashing to; beat.
      2. To scold sharply; berate:
      1. To beat the stems and husks of (grain or cereal plants) with a machine or flail to separate the grains or seeds from the straw.
      2. To separate (grains or seeds) in this manner.
      3. To discuss or examine (an issue, for example) repeatedly.
      1. To strike or beat, especially repeatedly with a flail or stick.
      2. To strike violently; batter:
      3. To swing or strike in a manner suggesting the action of a flail:
      1. To break (something) into pieces suddenly, noisily, and violently; shatter.
      2. To render (something) into a mush or pulp, as by throwing or crushing:
      3. To strike with a heavy blow or impact:
      1. To beat or batter, as with the fists:
      2. To cause to undergo harm or loss:
      3. To attack or harry verbally:
      1. A unit of weight equal to 16 ounces (453.592 grams).
      2. A unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces (373.242 grams).
      3. A unit of weight differing in various countries and times.
      1. A hand tool consisting of a handle with a head of metal or other heavy rigid material that is attached at a right angle, used for striking or pounding.
      2. The part of a gunlock that hits the primer or firing pin or explodes the percussion cap and causes the gun to fire.
      3. One of the padded wooden pieces of a piano that strikes the strings.
      1. To thrash with a stick.
      2. To instill forcefully:
      3. To defeat soundly.
      1. A large sideboard with drawers and cupboards.
      2. A counter or table from which meals or refreshments are served.
      3. A restaurant having such a counter.
      1. To talk or write about at length or excessively; harp on:
      2. To assail verbally:
      3. To attack with blows; hit, beat, or whip.
      1. To strike repeatedly.
      2. To subject to repeated beatings or physical abuse; batter.
      3. To punish by hitting or whipping; flog.
      1. To hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows.
      2. To subject to repeated beatings or physical abuse.
      3. To damage, as by heavy wear:
      1. A violent physical attack, as with blows.
      2. A strong or cutting verbal attack.
      3. A military attack, such as one launched against a fortified area or place.
      1. To attack violently, as with blows or military force; assault.
      2. To attack verbally, as with ridicule or censure.
      3. To trouble or beset, as with questions or doubts.
    Idioms:
    See also:

    strike

    attack

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Another word for baste

Verb

  1. To sew temporarily

      1. A short, light nail with a sharp point and a flat head.
      2. A rope for holding down the weather clew of a course.
      3. A rope for hauling the outer lower corner of a studdingsail to the boom.
      1. To get and hold (something that has been in motion) in a hand, the hands, a container, or an implement:
      2. To take hold of, especially forcibly or suddenly; grasp:
      3. To stop (oneself) from doing an action:
      1. A single complete movement of a threaded needle in sewing or surgical suturing:
      2. A single loop of thread or yarn made with an implement such as a sewing or knitting needle.
      3. A single loop or knot of thread used in closing a wound or incision in surgery; a suture.
    See also:

    sew

  2. To moisten cooking meat with fat or liquid

      1. One of the four natural divisions of the year, spring, summer, fall, and winter, in the North and South Temperate zones. Each season, beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, is characterized by specific meteorological or climatic conditions.
      2. The two divisions of the year, rainy and dry, in some tropical regions.
      3. A recurrent period characterized by certain occurrences, occupations, festivities, or crops:
      1. To fall in drops:
      2. To shed drops:
      3. To ooze or be saturated with or as if with liquid:
      1. Soft or melted animal fat, especially after rendering.
      2. A thick oil or viscous substance, especially when used as a lubricant.
      3. The oily substance present in raw wool; suint.
      1. To make or become moist.
      1. The white solid or semisolid rendered fat of a hog.
      2. To cover or coat with lard or a similar fat.
      3. To insert strips of fat or bacon in (meat) before cooking.
    See also:

    cook

  3. To beat

      1. To strike or beat, especially repeatedly with a flail or stick.
      2. To strike violently; batter:
      3. To swing or strike in a manner suggesting the action of a flail:
      1. To thrash; beat:
      2. To defeat decisively:
      3. To criticize severely:
      1. A stout heavy stick, usually thicker at one end, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel.
      2. An implement used in some games to drive a ball, especially a stick with a protruding head used in golf.
      3. Something resembling a club.
    See also:

    beat

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Sentence Examples

  • Baste the edges together an eighth of an inch in from the edge of the fabric.

  • Baste the flesh-side of the lobster again and grill for an additional three to six minutes or until the lobster meat is firm and opaque, but not dry.

  • Of course, you can always baste a turkey yourself with the drippings, oil, or butter.

  • Melt the seasoned butter in the microwave and thoroughly baste the lobster tails.

  • You can baste the trim and bells to your bra and panties and even make a matching headdress.

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