Bake — Defs

01 v. t. To prepare, as food, by cooking in a dry heat, either in an oven or under coals, or on heated stone or metal; as, to bake bread, meat, apples.

imp. & p. p. Baked; p. pr. & vb. n. Baking

1.
To prepare, as food, by cooking in a dry heat, either in an oven or under coals, or on heated stone or metal; as, to bake bread, meat, apples.
2.
To dry or harden (anything) by subjecting to heat, as, to bake bricks; the sun bakes the ground.
3.
To harden by cold.
“The earth . . . is baked with frost.” — Shak.

“They bake their sides upon the cold, hard stone.” — Spenser.

02 v. i. To do the work of baking something; as, she brews, washes, and bakes.

1.
To do the work of baking something; as, she brews, washes, and bakes.
2.
To be baked; to become dry and hard in heat; as, the bread bakes; the ground bakes in the hot sun.

03 n. The process, or result, of baking.

1.
The process, or result, of baking.