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The Clue

Scold harshly (5 letter answer)

The Answer

BASTE

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Notes

The answer BASTE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 180 puzzles.

Related Clues

Abuse
Cudgel
Hem
Sew
Stitch
Tack
Thrash
Wallop
Beat badly
Beat soundly
Butter up?
Cookbook direction
Deal with a roast
Dress down
Moisten meat
Moisten, in the oven
Moisten a roast
Moisten the roast
Moisten, in a way
Pour on liquid
Sew or cook
Sew loosely
Tend to the turkey
Tend to, as a turkey
Do a sewing job
Make a temporary stitch
Moisten while cooking
Sew with loose stitches
Tack up a hem

Definition

BASTE as a noun:

1. (baste, basting, tacking) = loose temporary stitches

BASTE as a verb:

1. cover with liquid before cooking; "baste a roast"
2. (clobber, baste, batter) = strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her"
3. (baste, tack) = sew together loosely, with large stitches; "baste a hem"