bake meaning and definition

BAKE verb

Definition of bake (verb)

1. cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven
   • "bake the potatoes"
2. prepare with dry heat in an oven
   • "bake a cake"
3. heat by a natural force
   • "The sun broils the valley in the summer"
   • synonyms: broil
4. be very hot, due to hot weather or exposure to the sun
   • "The town was broiling in the sun"; "the tourists were baking in the heat"
   • synonyms: broil