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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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Irish Soda Bread: A dense and slightly sweet bread made with baking soda as a leavening agent, typically served with butter.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2025
Oneg Bakery This kosher bakery bakes hamantashen sold in its South Williamsburg shop and also ships nationwide via Goldbelly.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Thus, the flaws are baked into the whole kit and kaboodle.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Irish Soda Bread: A dense and slightly sweet bread made with baking soda as a leavening agent, typically served with butter.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Noun
So their guidance became chattier and more descriptive, designed for a home cook who was eager to learn—and who could hold recipe developers more immediately accountable, yelling about bland soup or bad bakes in the comments section.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2025
Oneg Bakery This kosher bakery bakes hamantashen sold in its South Williamsburg shop and also ships nationwide via Goldbelly.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Bake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bake. Accessed 23 Mar. 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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