bake

bake · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Cook food using dry heat in an oven.

  2. 2.

    Become dry and hard from heat.

  3. 3.

    [informal]Be or become very hot.

  4. 4.

    [British]A dish prepared by baking.

  5. 5.

    [US]A social event where baked goods are served or sold.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    bake sale — An event where homemade baked goods are sold.
  • •
    half-baked — Not fully thought through; poorly planned.
  • •
    baked Alaska — A dessert of ice cream and cake covered in meringue and briefly baked.
  • •
    easy as pie — Very easy (related to baking).

Related words

Antonyms: chill, freeze
See also: baking, bread, cook, oven
Synonyms: cook, roast

Etymology

From Old English bacan ("to bake"), from Proto-Germanic bakaną.