basting
Meaning of basting
- pour fat or juices over (meat) during cooking in order to keep it moist.
slip herbs under the skin and baste the chicken constantly
keep any remaining sauce ready for basting
late 15th century: of unknown origin.
verb, gerund or present participle- tack with long, loose stitches in preparation for sewing.
baste the zip under the edges so that it is concealed
stitch in place over the basting
late Middle English: from Old French bastir ‘sew lightly’, ultimately of Germanic origin and related to bast.
verb, gerund or present participle- beat (someone) soundly; thrash.
go baste him one!
mid 16th century: perhaps a figurative use of baste1.
Information about basting
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of basting is: bastings.
- Languages in which basting is used:
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Hyphenation of basting
bast-ing
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- basting is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
basting synonyms
Meaning baste:
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