1. Moistening a roast as it is cooking
   "Regular basting ensured the turkey remained juicy throughout the cooking process"
    
2. A loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together
   "She used a basting stitch to keep the hem in place before final sewing";
   - baste, basting stitch, tacking

1. (cooking) cover with liquid before cooking
   "baste a roast"
    
2. Sew together loosely, with large stitches
   "baste a hem";
   - tack
    
3. Strike violently and repeatedly
   "The boxer basted his opponent with quick jabs";
   - clobber [informal], batter

Derived forms: bastings

Type of: beat, beat up, dampen, dampening, embroidery stitch, moisten, moistening, run up, sew, sew together, sewing stitch, stitch, stitch up, wash [literary], work over [informal]

Part of: roasting

Encyclopedia: Basting