смета́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• baste verb To drip melted fat, butter, or juices over food (usually meat) while it cooks, to keep it moist.

Senses

смета́ть is used for these senses in English:

• baste (transitive) To sew with long or loose stitches, as for temporary use, or in preparation for gathering the fabric.
• brush off Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see brush,‎ off. To remove something with a brush.

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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