bake

[ beyk ]

verb (used with object)

, baked, bak·ing.

1. to cook by dry heat in an oven or on heated metal or stones.
2. to harden by heat:

   to bake pottery in a kiln.

3. to dry by, or subject to heat:

   The sun baked the land.

verb (used without object)

, baked, bak·ing.

1. to bake bread, a casserole, etc.
2. to become baked:

   The cake will bake in about half an hour.

3. to be subjected to heat:

   The lizard baked on the hot rocks.

noun

1. a social occasion at which the chief food is baked.
2. Scot. cracker ( def 1 ).

verb phrase

1. 1. Computers. to incorporate (a feature) as part of a system or piece of software or hardware while it is still in development:

      The location-tracking service is baked in the new app.

      Security features come baked into the operating system.

   2. to include as an inseparable or permanent part:

      Baked into the price of the product is the cost of advertising.

bake

/ beɪk /

verb

1. tr to cook by dry heat in or as if in an oven
2. intr to cook bread, pastry, etc, in an oven
3. to make or become hardened by heat
4. informal.
   intr to be extremely hot, as in the heat of the sun

noun

1. a party at which the main dish is baked
2. a batch of things baked at one time
3. a kind of biscuit
4. a small flat fried cake

Other Words From

• outbake verb (used with object) outbaked outbaking
• over·bake verb overbaked overbaking
• pre·bake verb prebaked prebaking
• re·bake verb (used with object) rebaked rebaking
• un·baked adjective
• under·bake verb (used with object) underbaked underbaking
• well-baked adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of bake¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English baken, Old English bacan; cognate with Old High German bahhan, Old Norse baka; akin to Dutch bakken, German backen, Greek phṓgein “to roast”; from Proto-Indo-European extended root bhēg-, bhōg- “to warm, roast”

Word History and Origins

Origin of bake¹

Old English bacan ; related to Old Norse baka , Old High German bahhan to bake, Greek phōgein to parch, roast

Example Sentences

“I was watching ‘The Great British Bake Off,’” Danson deadpans.

From Los Angeles Times

“I thought and realized that I really have something to tell people, and it’s also more about talking openly about that part of my life that you can’t discuss with family and friends. After all, it’s better to ask advice on how to best bake pot cookies in a chat of like-minded people, and not from your mother, right?”

From Salon

Dewi, 40, who has worked in the shop since he was a boy but has done other work, told BBC Cymru Fyw he was taught to bake by his mother.

From BBC

Today, fundraisers raise money in similar ways to other charities - everything from bake sales to bungee jumps are undertaken.

From BBC

You can become liable, however, if you pass out treats you make yourself — for example, if you bake cupcakes and hand those out without properly labeling the ingredients.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• heat
• melt
• simmer
• stew
• warm