Basting — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together

moistening a roast as it is cooking

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈeɪswɜːk/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɑːtʃəɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɑːtʃəɹ/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈeɪswɜːk/.

Examples

baste a roast
She clobbered the man who tried to attack her
baste a hem

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tacking batter baste basting stitch clobber tack

Parts of Speech

noun	a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together
noun	moistening a roast as it is cooking
verb	cover with liquid before cooking “baste a roast”
verb	strike violently and repeatedly “She clobbered the man who tried to attack her”
verb	sew together loosely, with large stitches “baste a hem”

Word Forms

baste	verb	sew together loosely, with large stitches
baste	noun	a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together
tacker	noun	a sewer who fastens a garment with long loose stitches

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Heften

ein lockerer temporärer Nähstich, um Stoffschichten zusammenzuhalten

🇫🇷French

badigeonner

un point de couture temporaire lâche pour maintenir les couches de tissu ensemble

🇪🇸Spanish

hilván

una puntada de costura temporal suelta para mantener juntas las capas de tela

🇮🇹Italian

imbastitura

un punto di cucitura temporaneo sciolto per tenere insieme gli strati di tessuto

🇳🇱Dutch

rijgen

een losse tijdelijke naaisteek om lagen stof bij elkaar te houden

🇵🇹Portuguese

alinhavo

um ponto de costura temporário solto para manter as camadas de tecido unidas

🇷🇺Russian

наметка

свободный временный стежок для скрепления слоев ткани.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चखना

कपड़े की परतों को एक साथ रखने के लिए एक ढीली अस्थायी सिलाई सिलाई

🇮🇳Tamil

அடித்தல்

துணி அடுக்குகளை ஒன்றாக இணைக்க ஒரு தளர்வான தற்காலிக தையல் தையல்

🇮🇳Telugu

కొట్టడం

ఫాబ్రిక్ పొరలను కలిపి ఉంచడానికి వదులుగా ఉండే తాత్కాలిక కుట్టు కుట్టు

🇮🇳Gujarati

બેસ્ટિંગ

ફેબ્રિકના સ્તરોને એકસાથે રાખવા માટે છૂટક કામચલાઉ સીવણ ટાંકો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಾಸ್ಟಿಂಗ್

ಬಟ್ಟೆಯ ಪದರಗಳನ್ನು ಒಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಹಿಡಿದಿಡಲು ಸಡಿಲವಾದ ತಾತ್ಕಾಲಿಕ ಹೊಲಿಗೆ ಹೊಲಿಗೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബാസ്റ്റിംഗ്

തുണിയുടെ പാളികൾ ഒരുമിച്ച് പിടിക്കാൻ ഒരു അയഞ്ഞ താൽക്കാലിക തയ്യൽ തുന്നൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਸਟਿੰਗ

ਫੈਬਰਿਕ ਦੀਆਂ ਪਰਤਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਇਕੱਠੇ ਰੱਖਣ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਢਿੱਲੀ ਅਸਥਾਈ ਸਿਲਾਈ ਸਿਲਾਈ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

涂油

用于将织物层固定在一起的松散的临时缝纫针迹

🇯🇵Japanese

しつけ

生地の層を一緒に保持するための緩い一時的な縫い目

🇰🇷Korean

가봉

여러 겹의 천을 묶어두기 위한 느슨한 임시 재봉 스티치

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự đánh đập

một mũi khâu tạm thời lỏng lẻo để giữ các lớp vải lại với nhau

🇹🇭Thai

การทุบตี

ตะเข็บชั่วคราวแบบหลวมๆ เพื่อยึดชั้นผ้าไว้ด้วยกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengolesan

jahitan jahit sementara yang longgar untuk menyatukan lapisan kain

🇲🇾Malay

membaling

jahitan jahitan sementara yang longgar untuk menyatukan lapisan kain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تغطية بالحساء

غرزة خياطة مؤقتة فضفاضة لربط طبقات القماش معًا

🇮🇷Persian

لگدمال کردن

یک دوخت موقت شل برای نگه داشتن لایه های پارچه در کنار هم

🇹🇷Turkish

teyelleme

kumaş katmanlarını bir arada tutmak için gevşek bir geçici dikiş dikişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מבסוטים

תפר תפירה זמני רופף כדי להחזיק שכבות בד יחד

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