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BASTE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together

Synonyms:

baste; basting; basting stitch; tacking

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("baste" is a kind of...):

embroidery stitch; sewing stitch (a stitch made with thread and a threaded sewing needle through fabric or leather)

Derivation:

baste (sew together loosely, with large stitches)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cover with liquid before cooking

Example:

baste a roast

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "baste" is one way to...):

dampen; moisten; wash (make moist)

"Baste" entails doing...:

cook (transform and make suitable for consumption by heating)

Domain category:

cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Sew together loosely, with large stitches

Example:

baste a hem

Synonyms:

baste; tack

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "baste" is one way to...):

run up; sew; sew together; stitch (fasten by sewing; do needlework)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

baste (a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Strike violently and repeatedly

Example:

She clobbered the man who tried to attack her

Synonyms:

baste; batter; clobber

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "baste" is one way to...):

beat; beat up; work over (give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

They want to baste the prisoners

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