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Meaning of the word bake in English

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bake

US /beɪk/
UK /beɪk/
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Verb

1.

cook (food) by dry heat, especially in an oven

Example:
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She decided to bake a cake for her friend's birthday.
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The bread needs to bake for another 20 minutes.
Synonym:
roast oven-bake cook
2.

(of the sun or hot weather) make (a person or thing) hot and dry

Example:
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The sun baked the desert sand.
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The clay pots were baked hard in the sun.
Synonym:
scorch parch dry out
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