"basting" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbeɪstɪŋ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-basting.wav Forms: bastings [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪstɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} basting (plural bastings)
  1. The act by which a food item is basted.
    Sense id: en-basting-en-noun-~PBk46kN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 29 28 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 28 23 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 28 23 28
  2. (archaic) A (physical) beating. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-basting-en-noun-13rHfSI- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 29 28 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 28 23 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 28 23 28
  3. (sewing) The use of long or loose stitches; the act by which something is basted.
    Sense id: en-basting-en-noun-4RnM9o-h Categories (other): Sewing, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 29 28 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 28 23 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 28 23 28 Topics: business, manufacturing, sewing, textiles

Verb

IPA: /ˈbeɪstɪŋ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-basting.wav
Rhymes: -eɪstɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} basting
  1. present participle and gerund of baste Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: baste
    Sense id: en-basting-en-verb-zEfT8GQZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 29 28 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 28 23 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 28 23 28

Inflected forms

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