Main Entry:

¹bake

Pronunciation:

\ˈbāk\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

baked; bak·ing

Etymology:

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

Date:

before 12th century

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