baste

English Thesaurus

1. a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	embroidery stitch, sewing stitch,
definition	:	a stitch made with thread and a threaded sewing needle through fabric or leather (noun.artifact)

2. cover with liquid before cooking (verb.change)

hypernym	:	dampen, moisten, wash,
definition	:	make moist (verb.change)

entail	:	cook,
definition	:	transform and make suitable for consumption by heating (verb.change)

domain category	:	cookery, cooking, preparation,
definition	:	the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat (noun.act)

3. sew together loosely, with large stitches (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	run up, sew, sew together, stitch,
definition	:	fasten by sewing; do needlework (verb.contact)

4. strike violently and repeatedly (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	beat, beat up, work over,
definition	:	give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression (verb.contact)

5. a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	baste, tack,
definition	:	sew together loosely, with large stitches (verb.contact)

6. sew together loosely, with large stitches (verb.contact)

derivation	:	baste, basting, basting stitch, tacking,
definition	:	a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	baster, tacker,
definition	:	a sewer who fastens a garment with long loose stitches (noun.person)

7. a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	baste, tack,
definition	:	sew together loosely, with large stitches (verb.contact)

8. sew together loosely, with large stitches (verb.contact)

derivation	:	baste, basting, basting stitch, tacking,
definition	:	a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	baster, tacker,
definition	:	a sewer who fastens a garment with long loose stitches (noun.person)