bake

[beyk]

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verb (used with object), baked, bak·ing.

to cook by dry heat in an oven or on heated metal or stones.

to harden by heat: to bake pottery in a kiln.

to dry by, or subject to heat: The sun baked the land.

verb (used without object), baked, bak·ing.

to bake bread, a casserole, etc.

to become baked: The cake will bake in about half an hour.

to be subjected to heat: The lizard baked on the hot rocks.

noun

a social occasion at which the chief food is baked.

Scot. cracker(def 1).

Verb Phrases

bake in/into,

Computers.to incorporate (a feature) as part of a system or piece of software or hardware while it is still in development: The location-tracking service is baked in the new app. Security features come baked into the operating system.
to include as an inseparable or permanent part: Baked into the price of the product is the cost of advertising.

Origin of bake

before 1000; Middle English baken, Old English bacan, past participle bōc baked; cognate with Old High German bahhan, past buoh, Old Norse baka; akin to Dutch bakken, German backen, Greek phṓgein to roast; < IE alternating base *bheHog-, bhəg-

Related formsout·bake, verb (used with object), out·baked, out·bak·ing.o·ver·bake, verb, o·ver·baked, o·ver·bak·ing.pre·bake, verb, pre·baked, pre·bak·ing.re·bake, verb (used with object), re·baked, re·bak·ing.un·baked, adjectiveun·der·bake, verb (used with object), un·der·baked, un·der·bak·ing.well-baked, adjective

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Related Words for baked

stewed, dried, heated

Examples from the Web for baked

Contemporary Examples of baked

As the fighting raged we sat and baked in the sun waiting to be brought closer.
Are American Troops Already Fighting on the Front Lines in Iraq?
Ford Sypher
September 2, 2014
A spokeswoman adds that, in the baked flesh, it looks more like a lobster tail.
The Cronut Gives Way to the Penis Pretzel
Tim Teeman
August 7, 2014
Lakeside in Texas, baked by the heat, Louganis described how Red Bull got him to lend his credibility to the competition.
The World Series of Cliff Diving Takes Itself Very Seriously
Hampton Stevens
June 29, 2014
By the time we got to the place on the hill, the sun had baked one side of the dog's coat so hot you could hardly touch him.
The Stacks: A Dog Dies, a Boy Grows Up
Pete Dexter
June 21, 2014
And no matter what else a person eats, it is de rigueur to get an order of baked macaroni and cheese on the side.
The Heart and Soul (Food) of Orlando
Jane & Michael Stern
June 8, 2014

Historical Examples of baked

When the cakes are baked, they usually reach the top of the pans.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4
Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
Remove from the fire and pour into the baked crust of a pie.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4
Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
These are made of egg white and sugar and baked in the oven.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4
Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
When and how is sponge cake taken from the pan in which it is baked?
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4
Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
The tomatoes are filled with a tasty stuffing and then baked.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 2
Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

British Dictionary definitions for baked

bake

verb

(tr) to cook by dry heat in or as if in an oven

(intr) to cook bread, pastry, etc, in an oven

to make or become hardened by heat

(intr) informal to be extremely hot, as in the heat of the sun

noun

US a party at which the main dish is baked

a batch of things baked at one time

Scot a kind of biscuit

Caribbean a small flat fried cake

Word Origin for bake

Old English bacan; related to Old Norse baka, Old High German bahhan to bake, Greek phōgein to parch, roast

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Word Origin and History for baked

bake

Old English bacan "to bake," from Proto-Germanic *bakanan (cf. Old Norse baka, Middle Dutch backen, Old High German bahhan, German backen), from PIE *bheg- "to warm, roast, bake" (cf. Greek phogein "to roast"), from root *bhe- "to warm" (see bath). Related: Baked (Middle English had baken); baking. Baked beans attested by 1803.

bake

"social gathering at which baked food is served," 1846, American English, from bake (v.).