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Definition of Bake
1. Verb. Cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven. "The chefs bake the vegetables"; "Bake the potatoes"
Specialized synonyms: Ovenbake, Fire, Shirr
Generic synonyms: Cook
Derivative terms: Baking
2. Verb. Prepare with dry heat in an oven. "Bake a cake"
Derivative terms: Baker, Baker, Baking
3. Verb. Heat by a natural force. "The sun broils the valley in the summer"
4. Verb. Be very hot, due to hot weather or exposure to the sun. "The tourists were baking in the heat"
Definition of Bake
1. v. t. To prepare, as food, by cooking in a dry heat, either in an oven or under coals, or on heated stone or metal; as, to bake bread, meat, apples.
2. v. i. To do the work of baking something; as, she brews, washes, and bakes.
3. n. The process, or result, of baking.
Definition of Bake
1. Verb. (transitive ergative) To cook (something) in an oven, but not in fat. Compare roast. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To dry by heat. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive figuratively) (Of a person, the weather, or an object:) To be hot. ¹
4. Verb. (intransitive) To become baked. ¹
5. Verb. (slang intransitive) To smoke marijuana. ¹
6. Noun. (UK NZ) Any of various baked dishes resembling casserole. ¹
7. Noun. The act of cooking food by baking. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bake
1. to prepare food in an oven [v BAKED, BAKING, BAKES]