Bake
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /beɪk/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Bake is a verb meaning (transitive or intransitive or ditransitive, with person as subject) To cook (something) in an oven (for someone).
Meaning
(transitive or intransitive or ditransitive, with person as subject) To cook (something) in an oven (for someone).
More Meanings
- (intransitive, with baked thing as subject) To be cooked in an oven.
- (intransitive) To be warmed to drying and hardening.
- (transitive) To dry by heat.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To be hot.
- (transitive, figuratively) To cause to be hot.
- (intransitive, slang) To smoke marijuana.
- (transitive, obsolete) To harden by cold.
Example Sentences
He baked her a cake.
The cake baked at 350°F.
The clay baked in the sun.
I baked a delicious cherry pie.
Word Forms
- bakes
- baking
- baked
- baken
Synonyms for bake
Depending on context, synonyms include fire, broil, baking.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include broil, fry, cook, cooking, shirr, crack.
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