bake

¹bake

verb \ˈbāk\

baked bak·ing

Definition of BAKE

transitive verb

1

: to cook (as food) by dry heat especially in an oven

2

: to dry or harden by subjecting to heat

intransitive verb

1

: to prepare food by baking it

2

: to become baked

3

: to be or become extremely hot <sidewalks baking in the sun>

— bak·er noun

Examples of BAKE

1. She wrapped the fish in foil and baked it for 15 minutes.
2. How long has the cake been baking?
3. They baked the bricks in the sun.
4. The streets were baking in the afternoon heat.

Origin of BAKE

Middle English, from Old English bacan; akin to Old High German bahhan to bake, Greek phōgein to roast

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with BAKE

ache, brake, break, cake, crake, drake, Drake, fake, flake, hake, jake, lake, make, quake, rake, sake, shake, slake, snake, stake, steak, strake, take, wake

²bake

noun

Definition of BAKE

1

: the act or process of baking

2

: a social gathering at which a baked food is served

First Known Use of BAKE

1565

Other Food Terms

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