heften — meaning in English

English meaning

• append verb (archaic) To hang something from a string or similar so that it dangles.
• baste verb To drip melted fat, butter, or juices over food (usually meat) while it cooks, to keep it moist.
• tack noun A short nail with a broad, flat head.

Senses

heften is used for these senses in English:

• append (transitive) To hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended
• baste (transitive) To sew with long or loose stitches, as for temporary use, or in preparation for gathering the fabric.
• tack (transitive) To nail (something) with a tack (small nail with a flat head).
• tack To sew/stitch with a tack (loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth).

append — full definition

1. verb (archaic) To hang something from a string or similar so that it dangles.
2. verb To add something extra onto the main item.
3. verb (computing) To add extra information onto the end of an existing file, string, or similar.

baste — full definition

1. verb To drip melted fat, butter, or juices over food (usually meat) while it cooks, to keep it moist.
2. verb To sew with long, loose, temporary stitches before the final sewing.

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