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baste

/beɪst/ · 5 letters · 5 distinct letters

  1. verb

    cover with liquid before cooking

    baste a roast

  2. noun

    a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together

  3. verb

    strike violently and repeatedly

    She clobbered the man who tried to attack her

  4. verb

    sew together loosely, with large stitches

    baste a hem

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