[beɪst], (Verb)

Definitions:
- pour fat or juices over (meat) during cooking in order to keep it moist
(e.g: slip herbs under the skin and baste the chicken constantly)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 15th century: of unknown origin

[beɪst], (Verb)

Definitions:
- tack with long, loose stitches in preparation for sewing
(e.g: baste the zip under the edges so that it is concealed)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French bastir ‘sew lightly’, ultimately of Germanic origin and related to bast

[beɪst], (Verb)

Definitions:
- beat (someone) soundly; thrash
(e.g: go baste him one!)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century: perhaps a figurative use of baste