1. to cook food in an oven using dry heat
2. to become very hot, especially from sun or heat
Usage: informal
3. to harden or dry by heat

1. a social gathering where baked food is served

Examples

• She likes to bake cookies on Sunday afternoons.
• The bread needs to bake for thirty minutes at 350 degrees.
• We’re baking in this heat without air conditioning.
• The potter will bake the clay bowls in the kiln.
• The church is hosting a bake to raise money for charity.
• I bake a cake for every birthday in our family.
• The sidewalk was so hot you could bake an egg on it.