baste
/beɪst/
verb
- To pour or brush liquid (such as melted butter, fat, or juices) over food while it is cooking to keep it moist and add flavor.
- The recipe says to baste the fish with olive oil and lemon before baking.
- You should baste the turkey every 30 minutes to keep it from drying out.
- She used a spoon to baste the roast chicken with its own juices.
- To sew with long, loose stitches to hold fabric together temporarily before final sewing.
- The tailor used a contrasting thread to baste the sleeves into place.
- You can baste the pieces together quickly, then sew them permanently with a machine.
- Before hemming the dress, she decided to baste the edge to check the length.