[+ obj] 1 : to pour hot juices, melted fat, etc., over (meat) while it is cooking
▪ Baste the turkey every half hour. 2 : to sew together (pieces of cloth) with long, loose stitches
▪ She basted the hem of the dress.
▪ Baste the turkey every half hour.
▪ She basted the hem of the dress.







