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Basting vs Baiting - What's the difference?

basting | baiting |

As nouns the difference between basting and baiting

is that basting is a (physical) beating while baiting is a bloodsport involving the act of worrying or tormenting a chained or confined animal by setting dogs upon it.

As verbs the difference between basting and baiting

is that basting is present participle of lang=en while baiting is present participle of lang=en.

basting

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A (physical) beating.

    • Verb

    (head)
    • ----

    baiting

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A bloodsport involving the act of worrying or tormenting a chained or confined animal by setting dogs upon it.
  • The act of luring, as into a trap.

    • See also

    * bait * blood sport