baste
1 of 3verb (1)
transitive verb
baste
2 of 3verb (2)
transitive verb
baste
3 of 3verb (3)
transitive verb
Synonyms
Verb (3)
- bawl out
- berate
- call down
- castigate
- chastise
- chew out
- dress down
- flay
- hammer
- jaw
- keelhaul
- lambaste
- lambast
- lecture
- rag
- rail (at or against)
- rant (at)
- rate
- ream (out)
- rebuke
- reprimand
- reproach
- scold
- score
- tongue-lash
- upbraid
Word History
Verb (1)
Middle English basten, borrowed from Middle French bastir, going back to Old Low Franconian *bastjan, going back to Germanic, "to bind or weave with bast strips" (whence Middle Dutch besten "to tie up, fasten with loose stitches," Old High German, "to bind with bast, mend"), verbal derivative of *basta- bast
Verb (2)
Middle English baisten, of obscure origin
Verb (3)
probably from Old Norse beysta; akin to Old English bēatan to beat
Verb (1)
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Verb (2)
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Verb (3)
1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
baste 1 of 2
verb
baste
2 of 2verb
basted
verb
Synonyms & Similar Words
- scolded
- lectured
- reprimanded
- flayed
- criticized
- blamed
- ragged
- berated
- upbraided
- admonished
- laid into
- attacked
- scored
- chewed out
- chastised
- hammered
- mocked
- reproached
- castigated
- lambasted
- rebuked
- rated
- keelhauled
- called down
- jawed
- dressed down
- bawled out
- lashed
- faulted
- tongue-lashed
- reamed (out)
- crucified
- scourged
- slammed
- ranted (at)
- panned
- blasted
- assailed
- condemned
- knocked
- reproved
- denounced
- read the riot act (to)
- took to task
- excoriated
- disparaged
- reviled
- railed (at or against)
- abused
- harangued
- chid
- ridiculed
- censured
- belittled
- vituperated
- chided
- scorned
- reprehended
- scoffed
- dissed
- bad-mouthed
- remonstrated (with)
- laced (into)
- put down
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- approved
- indorsed
- endorsed
- sanctioned
- praised
- extolled
- lauded
Synonyms & Similar Words
- licked
- pounded
- lashed
- whipped
- lathered
- hided
- slapped
- pelted
- chopped
- did
- battered
- spanked
- punched
- batted
- attacked
- knocked
- thumped
- smashed
- beat
- curried
- mauled
- slammed
- hit
- laced
- tanned
- assaulted
- bashed
- pummeled
- smacked
- threshed
- buffeted
- boxed
- whupped
- flogged
- whacked
- hammered
- paddled
- belted
- thrashed
- clubbed
- slated
- switched
- bludgeoned
- worked over
- whopped
- pummelled
- lambasted
- punched out
- slogged
- fibbed
- whapped
- wounded
- walloped
- birched
- belabored
- tromped
- raided
- swiped
- whaled
- pasted
- drubbed
- beat up on
- strapped
- cracked
- rushed
- stormed
- pommelled
- pommeled
- swatted
- cuffed
- laid on
- assailed
- scourged
- thwacked
- caned
- bunged up
- lammed
- leathered
- clobbered
- socked
- gored
- roughed (up)
- beset
- clouted
- bust
- busted
- lacerated
- cudgelled
- messed (up)
- whammed
- horsewhipped
- whomped
- flagellated
- mangled
- mutilated
- maimed
- descended (on or upon)
- cudgeled
- jumped (on)
- cowhided
- pounced (on or upon)
- fustigated
- rawhided
- pistol-whipped
- blackjacked