basmak
1. /a/ to step on or in, tread on; /ı, a/ to set (one´s foot) on, put (one´s foot) on (a place): Ayağını o ipek halıya basma! Don´t you set foot on that silk rug! 2. /ı, a/ to press (one´s finger, a seal, a mold, a wood block, etc.) on; /a/ to press: Zile bas! Ring the doorbell! 3. /ı, a/ to pack (something) tightly into (a container). 4. /ı/ to print (books, etc.); to coin, strike, mint (coins). 5. (for darkness) to fall. 6. /ı/ (for fog) to descend on, cover. 7. /ı/ (for something undesirable) to cover (a place): Tarlayı sel bastı. Floodwater has covered the field. Bahçenin her yerini ot bastı. Weeds have taken over the garden. 8. /a/ to become, turn (a specified age): Bugün elliye bastı. He turned fifty today. 9. /ı/ to make an unexpected attack on, raid; (for the police) to bust. 10. /ı, a/ to put (air) in (a tire). 11. /ı/ (for a machine) to pump (a liquid) or compress (a gas). 12. /ı/ suddenly to let out (a yell, a curse, a laugh). 13. /ı/ suddenly to deliver (a blow) to, land (a blow) on. 14. /ı/ suddenly to hand in (one´s resignation, a letter of protest). 15. suddenly to feel ...: Feci halde uyku bastı. I feel very sleepy. 16. /ı/ to be consumed with: Hocayı öfke bastı. The teacher was consumed with rage. 17. /ı/ to set, put (a hen) on eggs so that she will hatch them. Bas!/Bas git! slang Clear out! Beat it! Get lost! Scram! basıp geçmek /ı/ 1. to pass, overtake, leave (someone, something) behind. 2. just to pass (someone) by, not to stop and visit (someone). basıp gitmek/geçmek colloq. to get up and leave, take off. bastığı yeri bilmemek 1. not to know what one is doing, be out of it. 2. to be overjoyed. bastığı yerde ot bitmemek /ın/ to bring bad luck wherever he/she goes; to blight whatever he/she touches.