(India) A slum.

plural of basti

One of the administrative divisions of the Republic of India

A fortress or fortified position.

The act by which a food item is basted. / (archaic) A (physical) beating.

present participle of baste

(architecture) A projecting part of a rampart or other fortification. / A well-fortified position; a stronghold or citadel.

(transitive) To furnish with a bastion.

A blow with a cudgel or stick.

(transitive) To punish a person by beating the bare soles of the feet, using a stick or truncheon.