Baste vs Based - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between baste and based

is that baste is to sew with long or loose stitches, as for temporary use, or in preparation for gathering the fabric while based is past tense of base.

As an adjective based is

founded on; having a basis; often used in combining forms.

baste

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Verb

(bast)

To sew with long or loose stitches, as for temporary use, or in preparation for gathering the fabric.

* {{quote-news, year=1991, date=June 14, author=J.F. Pirro, title=Custom Work, work=Chicago Reader citation

, passage=He bastes the coat together with thick white thread almost like string, using stitches big enough to be ripped out easily later. }}

Etymology 2

Verb

(bast)

To sprinkle flour and salt and drip butter or fat on, as on meat in roasting.

(by extension) To coat over something

* {{quote-news, year=2001, date=April 20, author=Peter Margasak, title=Almost Famous, work=Chicago Reader citation

, passage=Ice Cold Daydream" bastes the bayou funk of the Meters in swirling psychedelia, while "Sweet Thang," a swampy blues cowritten with his dad, sounds like something from Dr. John's "Night Tripper" phase. }}

To mark (sheep, etc.) with tar.

Etymology 3

Perhaps from the cookery sense of baste or from some Scandinavian source. Compare (etyl) (whence (etyl) ). Compare also (etyl) and (etyl)

Verb

(bast)

To beat with a stick; to cudgel.

* Samuel Pepys

One man was basted by the keeper for carrying some people over on his back through the waters.

Anagrams

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based

English

Adjective

(en adjective)

founded on; having a basis; often used in combining forms

That was a soundly based argument.

Derived terms

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Verb

(head)

(base)

Being derived from (usually followed by on' or ' upon ).

It's a new film based on a best-selling novel.

Having a

The ladder is based on the even sidewalk for stability.

Having a base of operations.

The company is based in New York.