Definition of cake
1a : a breadlike food made from a dough or batter that is usually fried or baked in small flat shapes and is often unleavenedb : a sweet baked food made from a dough or thick batter usually containing flour and sugar and often shortening, eggs, and a raising agent (such as baking powder)c : a flattened usually round mass of food that is baked or fried a fish cake
2a : a block of compacted or congealed matter a cake of iceb : a hard or brittle layer or deposit
3 : something easily done after so much studying, the test was cake
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Examples of cake in a Sentence
I made three cakes for the party.
He blew out the candles on his birthday cake.
a slice of chocolate cake
Origin and Etymology of cake
Middle English, from Old Norse kaka; akin to Old High German kuocho cake
First Known Use: 13th century
cake
Definition of cake
caked
;caking
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 in a Sentence
The mud had caked on his boots.
shoes caked with dried mud
1615
First Known Use of cake
1615
CAKE Defined for English Language Learners
cake
playDefinition of cake for English Language Learners
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: a sweet baked food made from a mixture of flour, sugar, and other ingredients (such as eggs and butter)
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: a mixture of food that has been shaped into a ball or a flat round shape and baked or fried
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: something that is shaped like a rectangular block
cake
Definition of cake for English Language Learners
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: to cover something with an outer layer that becomes hard as it dries
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: to become dry and hard
CAKE Defined for Kids
Definition of cake for Students
1 : a baked food made from a sweet batter or dough chocolate cake
2 : a usually flat round piece of food that is baked or fried a crab cake rice cakes
3 : a substance hardened or molded into a solid piece a cake of soap
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