baked; baking; bakes
1
: to cook by dry heat especially in an oven
bake a cake
bake bread
baked potatoes
baking [=roasting] a chicken
2
: to dry or harden by subjecting to heat
1
: to prepare food by baking it
a cook who enjoys baking
2
: to become baked
a loaf of bread baking in the oven
3
: to be or become extremely hot
sidewalks baking in the sun
1
: the act or process of baking
2
: a social gathering at which a baked food is served
Examples of bake in a Sentence
Verb
She wrapped the fish in foil and baked it for 15 minutes.
How long has the cake been baking?
They baked the bricks in the sun.
The streets were baking in the afternoon heat.
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Verb
Make Cake batter: To prepare batter, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a medium bowl.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2025
Some people picked up baking bread or running during isolation, but Tess decided to pick up a ball python.
—Teaghan Skulszki, Outside Online, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
In recent years, Costco has hiked the price of some food court items including its popular chicken bake.
—Tanasia Kenney, Sacramento Bee, 27 Jan. 2025
The bakery offers most pies as frozen, bake-at-home options and is running a buy-five, get-one promo.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Bake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bake. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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bake
1 of 2 verb
baked; baking
1
: to cook or become cooked by dry heat especially in an oven
2
: to dry or harden by heat
bake bricks
3
: to be or become very hot
a sidewalk baking in the sun
baker
noun
bake
2 of 2 noun1
: the act or process of baking
2
: a social gathering at which a baked food is served
especially
: clambake
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