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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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2025
Lemon Juice Create a spreadable paste using a 2:1 ratio of baking soda and lemon juice.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2025
Bon Appétit, 22 Jan. 2025
Once poured into a muffin tin, bake until golden brown and fluffy.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Ld, Health, 13 Jan. 2025
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Verb
The acidity in brown sugar can work in tandem with baking soda to produce a nice rise, which white sugar alone can’t do.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2025
Lemon Juice Create a spreadable paste using a 2:1 ratio of baking soda and lemon juice.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2025
Noun
Hearing the Bake Club just engage with us and seeing their bakes.
—Bon Appétit, 22 Jan. 2025
Once poured into a muffin tin, bake until golden brown and fluffy.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Ld, Health, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Bake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bake. Accessed 20 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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