/ beɪst; NAmE / verb [ vn ]
1.
to pour liquid fat or juices over meat, etc. while it is cooking
2.
to sew pieces of cloth together temporarily with long loose stitches
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WORD ORIGIN
sense 1 late 15th cent.: of unknown origin.
sense 2 late Middle English : from Old French bastir sew lightly, ultimately of Germanic origin.