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work over vs baste

baste vs work over

work over is not a noun while baste is a noun.

work over and baste both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
work over No No Yes No
baste Yes No Yes No
As verbs, baste is a hyponym of work over; that is, baste is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than work over:
  • work over: give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
  • baste: strike violently and repeatedly
Other hyponyms of work over include strong-arm, soak, pistol-whip, belabor, belabour, rough up, flog, lash, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt, whip, cane, flog, lambast, lambaste, kayo, knock cold, knock out, flail, lam, thrash, thresh, batter, clobber, larrup, paddle, spank.
work over (noun) baste (noun)
a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together
work over (verb) baste (verb)
give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression cover with liquid before cooking
sew together loosely, with large stitches
strike violently and repeatedly
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