bake

US /beɪk/

UK /beɪk/

1.

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

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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.

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roast oven-bake cook

2.

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

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The sun baked the desert sand.

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The clay pots were baked hard in the sun.

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scorch parch dry out

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baking baked goods baked beans baking soda baking powder baking tray baking sheet