to baste
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9.5
- verb
- /beɪst/
- Offensive
:
apalear
- He was basted for refusing to follow the gang's orders.
Examples
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The bully began to baste... the smaller boy after making fun of him.
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Just let me baste Junior again.
Fiction book (1994) -
In a fit of anger, he decided to baste... the man who insulted him.
Synonyms
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1.0
To strike someone or something with force
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2.4
To hit someone or something with force
492
1.0
Hit quickly with the flat part of the hand
455
1.4
To hit someone or something quickly with a closed fist
198
1.6
To hit something many times to shape or flatten it
187
3.5
To hit something many times so it becomes damaged
164
3.5
To hit someone or something with an open hand
73
2.9
To hit someone or something very hard
57
3.2
To hit something or someone hard and repeatedly
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6.7
Hit something many times, usually with your fists
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8.8
To hit someone repeatedly with a heavy stick or club
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7.7
To hit someone or something very hard many times
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8.0
To attack violently, upset someone deeply or criticize them strongly
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7.6
Hit someone many times until they are badly hurt or win against them very clearly
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7.5
Hit something hard so it breaks or opens
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9.8
Hit a person or thing with a heavy blow
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4.6
To hit someone or something very hard, often with the fist
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6.5
Hit someone hard, often as punishment or in a fight
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3.7
Hit someone or something very hard
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7.3
To hit something or someone very hard
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9.8
To hit someone or something suddenly and hard, often with your fist
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6.1
To hit someone quickly in a light, playful way
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9.9
To hit someone or something hard
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9.3
To hit someone or something again and again with your fists
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9.0
To hit someone or something hard, often by accident
To hit someone many times with a stick
To hit someone or something violently, often by running into them
To beat the soles of someone's feet as a form of punishment
Antonyms
How Violent
Surface Forms
Etymology
To baste meaning to strike comes from an old word meaning 'to beat', so a helpful way to remember it is to think of hitting someone many times. That is why to baste someone can mean to beat or strike them repeatedly.