baste

beɪst

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Definition of baste - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

cookingmoisten meat with juices during cooking

Remember to baste the turkey every 30 minutes.

drizzle

moisten

sewing

TECH.

sew with long, loose stitches to hold material together temporarily

TECH.

I need to baste these pieces together before the final stitching.

sew

stitch

tack

Noun

cookingsprinkling of drippings in cooking

The roast needed a baste to stay juicy.

basting

drizzling

sewing

TECH.

loose temporary sewing stitch

TECH.

She used a baste to hold the fabric.

tacking

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Origin of baste

Old Norse, beysta (to beat)

Examples of baste in a sentence

Chefs often baste meat for better flavor.
She will baste the fabric pieces before sewing them permanently.
You should baste the hem to see how it looks.
A quick baste improved the flavor significantly.
She prepared a baste to enhance the dish.
The tailor removed the baste after fitting.

A baste was used to temporarily join the pieces.

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French:arroser, arrosage, ...
German:begießen, Bratensaft, ...
Italian:irrorare, spennellata, ...
Spanish:regar, bañado, ...
Portuguese:regar, rega, ...
Chinese:浇汁, 临时针脚, ...
Japanese:ジュースをかける, 肉汁, ...
Arabic:سَقَى, سائِل التَحْمِير, ...
Hebrew:לְהַרְטִיב אֶת הַבָּשָׂר בְּמֵיצָיו בִּזְמַן הַצְלִיָּה, הַזְלָפָה, ...
Russian:поливать, поливание соком, ...
Ukrainian:поливати, збризкування, ...
Hindi:रस डालना, बास्ट, ...
Bengali:রস মাখানো, বেস্ট, ...
Catalan:ruixar, ruixat, ...
Czech:podlévat, podlití, ...
Danish:pensle, overhældning, ...
Dutch:bedruipen, bedruipsel, ...
Greek:περιχύνω, ράντισμα, ...
Hungarian:locsolni, pecsenyelével való meglocsolás, ...
Khmer:ស្រោចទឹកសាច់, ការស្រោចទឹកខ្លាញ់, ...
Korean:육즙을 바르다, 육즙, ...
Persian:آب و روغن مالیدن, چربی‌پاشی, ...
Polish:podlewać, polewanie sosem, ...
Portuguese (BR):regar, regada, ...
Romanian:a unge, stropire, ...
Swedish:ösa, ösning, ...
Thai:ราดน้ำ, การโรยน้ำมัน, ...
Turkish:sulandırmak, sos dökme, ...
Vietnamese:rưới nước sốt, lần rưới nước thịt, ...

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