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to baste
01
to pour fat, juices, or other liquid over the surface of food, such as meat or vegetables, while it is cooking
02
to temporarily stitch two pieces of fabric together with long, loose stitches that can later be easily removed
03
strike violently and repeatedly
Baste
01
a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together
baste
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Example
We baste the pork chops with apple cider while they grill over direct heat.
I'm basting the turkey with butter every 15 minutes as it roasts in the oven.
They have basted the sweet potatoes with marshmallows several times as they roasted.
The tailor is basting the sleeve into the shirt to check the fit.
The seamstress basted the hem allowance first to check the fit before sewing the permanent stitches.
