bake

Formsbakes, baking, baked

Pluralbakes

1. 1
   verbtransitive or intransitive

   To cook food like bread or cake using an oven.

   I bake bread every weekend for the whole family.

   She loves to bake on rainy afternoons.

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2. 2
   verbintransitive

   To become cooked while inside a hot oven.

   The cookies bake for about ten minutes.

   Let the bread bake until golden brown.

   Similarcook

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3. 3
   nouncountable

   The act of cooking food in an oven.

   The morning bake filled the kitchen with a warm smell.

   She finished the bake and let the loaves cool.

4. 4
   nouncountable

   A food made by cooking it in an oven, like a pastry.

   She bought a fresh bake from the corner shop.

   Every bake on the tray sold out by noon.

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5. 5
   verbtransitive

   To dry something out by heating it.

   Hot summer sun can bake the soil hard within days.

   They bake the clay bricks until all the water is gone.

   Similarparch, scorch, dry, fire

6. 6
   verbfigurativelyintransitive

   To feel extremely hot, as in strong sunshine.

   I bake in the car whenever the windows stay shut.

   Tourists bake on the sand all afternoon.

   Similarswelter, roast, boil, fry

   Oppositefreeze

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7. 7
   nounUScountable

   An outdoor party where food like seafood is cooked and shared.

   We're hosting a clam bake on the beach this weekend.

   Everyone brought a dish to the neighborhood bake.

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8. 8
   nounAustraliaNew ZealandUKcountable

   A hot dish of food cooked together in an oven, like a casserole.

   Mom made a cheese and potato bake for dinner.

   We had a vegetable bake with our roast.

   Similarcasserole

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9. 9
   verbfigurativelytransitive

   To make something very hot.

   Strong sunlight can bake the dashboard of a parked car.

   The desert sun bakes the rocks all day long.

   Similarscorch, parch, heat, sear

10. 10
    verbfigurativelytransitive

    To make something a fixed part of a bigger thing.

    Like mixing sugar into cake batter: once it's in, you can't take it back out.

    Good habits get baked into your daily routine over time.

    We bake safety checks into every step of the work.

    Similarbuild, embed, incorporate, integrate

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