Baste
Baste verb - To strike repeatedly.
Usage example: basted the thief with a stick while he cried out for help
Switch
Switch verb - To strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible.
Usage example: a stern schoolmaster who would switch any boy who misbehaved
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Switch and Baste. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/baste/switch
Baste & Switch. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/baste/switch>.
Switch or Baste. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/baste/switch.
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