wash vs baste

wash and baste both are nouns.

wash and baste both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wash	Yes	No	Yes	No
baste	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, baste is a hyponym of wash; that is, baste is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wash:

wash: make moist
baste: cover with liquid before cooking

Other hyponyms of wash include humidify, moisturise, moisturize.

wash (noun)	baste (noun)
any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out	a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together
the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
a thin coat of water-base paint
the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)

wash (verb)	baste (verb)
cleanse (one's body) with soap and water	cover with liquid before cooking
to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking	sew together loosely, with large stitches
remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent	strike violently and repeatedly
make moist
wash or flow against
form by erosion
wash by removing particles
cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
clean with some chemical process
apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
move by or as if by water
be capable of being washed
admit to testing or proof

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