bake
//beɪk//
Verb
bakeInfinitive
bakePresent tense
bakedPast tense
bakedPast participle
bakingPresent participle
bakesThird-person singular
1
To cook food, especially bread, cakes, or pastries, by dry heat in an oven or on a hot surface.
She bakes bread every Sunday morning.
2
To become cooked by dry heat in an oven.
The bread is baking in the oven.
3
To harden or dry by subjecting to heat.
The clay pots are baked in a kiln to make them hard.
4
To be very hot, especially from the sun.
The streets were baking in the afternoon sun.
Noun
1
A social gathering at which baked food is served; a dish or quantity of food baked at one time.
We're having a bake at the church this Saturday.