baste

/bˈeɪst/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. cover with liquid before cooking
   “baste a roast”
2. strike violently and repeatedly
   “She clobbered the man who tried to attack her”
3. sew together loosely, with large stitches
   “baste a hem”

noun

1. a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together

Synonyms for baste

• clobber
• batter
• tack
• basting
• basting stitch
• tacking

Words that rhyme with baste

• waste
• taste
• paste
• chaste
• debased
• haste
• based
• braced
• laced
• misplaced
• placed
• spaced
• waist
• aftertaste
• chased
• disgraced
• distaste
• encased
• faced
• foretaste
• interlaced
• toothpaste
• unplaced
• aced
• aist
• allwaste
• broadbased
• defaced
• displaced
• embraced