bast·ing

1 [bey-sting]
noun
1.
sewing with long, loose stitches to hold material in place until the final sewing.
2.
bastings, the stitches taken or the threads used.

Origin:
1515–25; baste1 + -ing1

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bast·ing

2 [bey-sting]
noun
1.
the act of moistening food while cooking, especially with stock or pan juices.
2.
the liquid used in basting.

Origin:
1520–30; baste2 + -ing1

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baste

1 [beyst]
verb (used with object), bast·ed, bast·ing.
to sew with long, loose stitches, as in temporarily tacking together pieces of a garment while it is being made.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English basten < Anglo-French, Middle French bastir to build, baste < Germanic; compare Old High German bestan to mend, patch for *bastian to bring together with bast thread or string (bast bast + -i- v. suffix + -an infinitive suffix)

baste

2 [beyst] verb, bast·ed, bast·ing, noun
verb (used with object)
1.
to moisten (meat or other food) while cooking, with drippings, butter, etc.
noun
2.
liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking: a baste of sherry and pan juices.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English basten, of obscure origin

baste

3 [beyst]
verb (used with object), bast·ed, bast·ing.
1.
to beat with a stick; thrash; cudgel.
2.
to denounce or scold vigorously: an editorial basting the candidate for irresponsible statements.

Origin:
1525–35; variant of baist, perhaps < Old Norse beysta to beat, thrash

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baste1 (beɪst) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
(tr) to sew with loose temporary stitches
 
[C14: from Old French bastir to build, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German besten to sew with bast]

baste2 (beɪst) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
to moisten (meat) during cooking with hot fat and the juices produced
 
[C15: of uncertain origin]

baste3 (beɪst) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
(tr) to beat thoroughly; thrash
 
[C16: probably from Old Norse beysta]

basting (ˈbeɪstɪŋ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  loose temporary stitches; tacking
2.  sewing with such stitches

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Word Origin & History

baste
"sew together loosely," mid-15c., from O.Fr. bastir "build, construct, sew up (a garment), baste, make, prepare, arrange" (12c., Mod.Fr. bâtir "to build"), from Frankish *bastjan "to sew or bind with bast," from P.Gmc. *bastjan "join together with bast" (cf. O.H.G. besten; see bast).

baste
"to soak in gravy, moisten," c.1500, possibly from O.Fr. basser "to moisten," from bassin "basin."

baste
"beat, thrash," 1530s, perhaps from the cookery sense of baste (2) or from some Scandinavian source (e.g. Swedish basa "to beat, flog," bösta "to thump") akin to O.N. beysta "to beat," related to O.E. beatan (see beat).
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Example sentences
Don't use marinades for dips or basting after they have been used on raw meat.
Bake twenty minutes in hot oven, basting after well risen, with some of the fat
  from pan in which meat is roasting.
Continue basting every ten minutes until chicken is cooked.
Don't use marinades that have come into contact with raw meat or poultry as
  dips or for basting.
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