baste
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together
Types & categories
- sewing stitch hypernym
Related & opposite
- baste derivation
Sense 2 verb
cover with liquid before cooking
baste a roast
Types & categories
- moisten hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 verb
strike violently and repeatedly
She clobbered the man who tried to attack her
Types & categories
- beat up hypernym
Sense 4 verb
sew together loosely, with large stitches
baste a hem
Types & categories
- stitch hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | baste |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | sewing stitch |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | cooking |
| 2 | entails | Related & opposite | cook |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | moisten |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | beat up |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | basting |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | baster |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | stitch |