baste : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: baste	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for baste
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
baste n a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together Synonym(s): baste, basting, basting stitch, tacking v cover with liquid before cooking; "baste a roast" strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her" Synonym(s): clobber, baste, batter sew together loosely, with large stitches; "baste a hem" Synonym(s): baste, tack
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Baste \Baste\ (b[amac]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Basted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Basting}.] [Cf. Icel. beysta to strike, powder; Sw. basa to beat with a rod: perh. akin to E. beat.] 1. To beat with a stick; to cudgel. One man was basted by the keeper for carrying some people over on his back through the waters. --Pepys. 2. (Cookery) To sprinkle flour and salt and drip butter or fat on, as on meat in roasting. 3. To mark with tar, as sheep. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Baste \Baste\, v. t. [OE. basten, OF. bastir, F. b[?]tir, prob. fr. OHG. bestan to sew, MHG. besten to bind, fr. OHG. bast bast. See {Bast}.] To sew loosely, or with long stitches; -- usually, that the work may be held in position until sewed more firmly. --Shak.