caked

verb

past tense of cake
as in smeared
to cover with a hardened layer shoes caked with dried mud

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Recent Examples of caked When the rescue team found the cat, its eyes were caked with dust and debris, and after extraction, the feline received hydration and medical care. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026 Degrease The Kitchen If frying bacon or green tomatoes has left your range hood and cooktop with caked on grease, Windex can cut through it. — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 19 June 2026 Clean Off the Deck A mower deck caked with clippings attracts more clippings. — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2026 My sneakers caked tall with snow. — Literary Hub, 15 May 2026 Also, a magenta bed once owned by a Vegas drag queen that couldn’t be restored in time for the show (too much hair spray caked on the headboard). — Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026 Try Audible for free Hands caked with mud, fingertips diced by a thousand tiny cuts, and my wheels were spinning again. — CBS News, 1 May 2026 If your gardening tools have rust or caked-on dirt from their last use, vinegar can help. — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 29 Apr. 2026 Green is slightly stronger for cleaning lightly caked grime, while yellow is strong enough to strip off paint. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caked
  1. smeared
  2. crusted
  3. encrusted
  4. coated
  5. covered
Verb
  • When the House Committee smeared me on TV and sent letters chastising Northwestern during the Biden administration, suddenly my Palestine solidarity speech became a fireable offense.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
  • Investigators said two operatives from Russia’s military traveled to Britain under aliases, smeared the poison on the front door of Skripal’s home and boarded a flight back to Moscow.
    — Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
Definition of smeared
Verb
  • Black-fly bites from the week before had crusted near our hairlines and circled our wrists.
    — John Todd, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026
  • Such hospitality was reserved for a narrow category of humanity, resembling as closely as possible those local barons whose surnames crusted the stones of local cemeteries.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
Definition of crusted
Verb
  • There were also issues with wastewater disposal, damaged floors, and pots and pans encrusted with food debris and grease deposits.
    — Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
  • Worth $324,000, it’s encrusted with over 100 stones, according to People.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 16 July 2026
Definition of encrusted
Verb
  • Shag carpet covered original terra-cotta floors, high-gloss paint coated nearly every wooden surface and overgrown weeds crowded the yard.
    — R. Daniel Foster, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
  • Flip the block of cheese so both sides are coated in the oil.
    — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of coated
Verb
  • Another criminalist testified earlier in the multi-day probable cause hearing that several Clorox-type wipes covered in brown stains were found in an inner trash bag placed inside the outer bag.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026
  • Their heads are covered in waist-length teal veils, and black canvas work aprons cover their gray habits.
    — Adora Namigadde, NPR, 23 July 2026
Definition of covered

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