v. t. | 1. | To prepare, as food, by cooking in a dry heat, either in an oven or under coals, or on heated stone or metal; |
2. | To dry or harden (anything) by subjecting to heat, | |
3. | To harden by cold. | |
v. i. | 1. | To do the work of baking something; |
2. | To be baked; to become dry and hard in heat; | |
n. | 1. | The process, or result, of baking. |
Verb | 1. | bake - cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven; "bake the potatoes" |
2. | bake - prepare with dry heat in an oven; "bake a cake" | |
3. | bake - heat by a natural force; "The sun broils the valley in the summer" Synonyms: broil |