baste
baste1 / bāst/ • v. [tr.] pour juices or melted fat over (meat) during cooking in order to keep it moist.baste2 • v. [tr.] Needlework tack with long, loose stitches in preparation for sewing.baste3 • v. [tr.] inf., dated beat (someone) soundly; thrash: go baste him one!
baste
baste1 sew loosely. XIV. — OF. bastir (mod. bǎtir) — Gmc. *bastjan (cf. OHG. besten lace, sew), f. *bastaz BAST.
baste
baste To ladle hot fat (or other liquid) over meat, poultry, etc., at intervals while it is baking or roasting, in order to improve the texture, flavour, and appearance.
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