cake

²cake

verb

cakedcak·ing

Definition of CAKE

transitive verb

1

: encrust <caked with dust>

2

: to fill (a space) with a packed mass

intransitive verb

: to form or harden into a mass

Examples of CAKE

1. The mud had caked on his boots.
2. <shoes caked with dried mud>

First Known Use of CAKE

1607

Related to CAKE

Synonyms: encrust, crust, rime

Related Words: besmear, coat, smear, spread; cover, daub; coagulate, congeal, harden

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