v.
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: bast · ed ; bast · ing
Etymology: probably from Old Norse beysta; akin to Old English b ē atan to beat
Date: 1533
1 : to beat severely or soundly : THRASH
2 : to scold vigorously : BERATE
v.
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: bast · ed ; bast · ing
Etymology: probably from Old Norse beysta; akin to Old English b ē atan to beat
Date: 1533
1 : to beat severely or soundly : THRASH
2 : to scold vigorously : BERATE
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012