1. third person singular present of bake; cooks food using dry heat in an oven
2. third person singular present of bake; becomes hardened or dried by heat

Examples

• She bakes cookies every Sunday afternoon.
• The bakery bakes fresh bread daily.
• He bakes a cake for his daughter’s birthday.
• The sun bakes the clay until it becomes hard.
• Mom bakes the casserole for an hour at 350 degrees.
• The pottery bakes in the kiln overnight.
• She always bakes her famous apple pie for Thanksgiving.