- baste⇄baste (1), transitive verb, basted,basting.
to drip or pour melted fat or butter on (meat or fowl) while roasting.
Ex. The cook basted the turkey to keep it from drying out and to improve its flavor. - baste⇄baste (2), transitive verb, basted,basting.
to sew with long, loose stitches in order to hold the cloth for further work or until final sewing.
Ex. to baste a hem in place, baste a dress. - baste⇄baste (3), transitive verb, basted,basting.
to beat soundly; thrash.
(SYN) cudgel, punish. - baste⇄noun baster.