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BASTING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Moistening a roast as it is cooking
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("basting" is a kind of...):
dampening; moistening (the act of making something slightly wet)
Holonyms ("basting" is a part of...):
roasting (cooking (meat) by dry heat in an oven (usually with fat added))
Sense 2
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 ("basting" is a kind of...):
embroidery stitch; sewing stitch (a stitch made with thread and a threaded sewing needle through fabric or leather)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb baste
