bake
5 ENTRIES FOUND:
bakes;
baked;
baking
bakes;
baked;
baking
Britannica Dictionary definition of BAKE
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a
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to make (food, such as bread and cake) by preparing a dough, batter, etc., and cooking it in an oven using dry heat
[+ object]
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I baked you a cake. = I baked a cake for you.
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freshly baked bread [=bread that was baked recently]
[no object]
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He likes to bake. = He enjoys baking. [=he likes making pies, muffins, cookies, etc.]
b
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to cook (food) in an oven using dry heat
[+ object]
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Bake [=roast] the chicken for 30 minutes.
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baked potatoes
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She wrapped the fish in foil and baked it for 15 minutes.
[no object]
— used in recipes
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Wrap the fish in foil and bake for 15 minutes.
c
[no object]
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to be cooked in an oven
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The turkey has been baking [=roasting] for an hour.
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How long has the cake been baking?
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[+ object]
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to make (something, such as clay or mud) dry and hard by using heat
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They baked the bricks in the sun.
3
[no object]
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to be or become very hot
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see also half-baked
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The streets were baking in the afternoon heat.
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We stood baking [=sweltering] under the hot desert sun.
— baking
adjective-
We stood in the baking heat.
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The streets were baking hot.
