Definition of
Bake
- (verb, change) cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven
- (verb, change) heat by a natural force
- (verb, creation) prepare with dry heat in an oven
- (verb, stative) be very hot, due to hot weather or exposure to the sun
the tourists were baking in the heat
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Synonyms of Bake
Alternate forms of Bake
Hyponyms: fire, ovenbake, shirr
Hypernyms: be, cook, create from raw material, create from raw stuff, heat, heat up
Origin of the word Bake
- O.E. bacan "to bake," from P.Gmc. *bakanan (cf. O.N. baka, M.Du. backen, O.H.G. bahhan, Ger. backen), from P.Gmc. *bakan "to bake," from PIE *bheg- "to warm, roast, bake" (cf. Gk. phogein "to roast"), from base *bhe- "to warm." more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper
Words that sound like Bake
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