Definition of bake - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
cookingtr./intr. cook food by dry heat without direct exposure to a flametr./intr.
- She likes to bake cookies for an hour..
2.
- They went outside to bake after the party.
3.
dryingintr. Rare become dry and hard due to heatintr. Rare
- The clay bakes in the sun.
4.
technologytr. TECH. fix elements in computer graphics for performancetr. TECH.
- The artist baked the textures for the game.
Noun
1.
cookingany food item that is baked
- She brought a delicious bake to the party.
2.
social eventUK social gathering where food is cooked by bakingUK
- We attended a bake at the community center last weekend.
Images of bake

any food item that is baked
Expressions with bake
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cook inside an oven
She decided to bake in the kitchen all afternoon.
prepare food by cooking in an oven
She decided to bake up some cookies for the party.
finish baking partially baked food
You need to bake off the bread for another 10 minutes.
mix ingredients by shaking and then bake them
We will shake and bake the chicken for dinner.
bake with great enthusiasm
Whenever she's stressed, she bakes up a storm to relax.
prepare a cake by cooking batter in an oven
She decided to bake a cake for his birthday.
event selling baked goods for fundraising
The school held a bake sale to raise money for new books.
dish made with pasta and baked in the oven
She made a delicious pasta bake for dinner.
savory pastry filled with beef
I bought a steak bake for lunch.
become very hard when baked
The bread will bake like a brick if left too long.
to confuse or perplex someone
That philosophical question will bake your noodle for days.
smoke cannabis soon after waking up
He likes to wake and bake before starting his day.
bake a pie crust without filling
You need to bake blind the crust before adding the filling.
contest where people compete in baking
She won first place in the annual bake-off.
prepared without using an oven
This is a delicious no-bake cheesecake.
very angry or upset
She was in a bake after hearing the news.
Origin of bake
Old English, bacan (to bake)
Terms with bake included in their meaning
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baking
prepare and bake bread from ingredients
cooking
cook or bake too long
cooking
prepare and bake small, cup-shaped bread products
bake ceramics
heat materials like ceramics in a kiln
cooking
bake food with sauce and breadcrumbs
device
machine designed to bake cakes automatically
cooking
bake food in sauce with breadcrumbs
acr: The Great British Bake Off
TV show where people bake and compete
cooking
bake with a crust of cheese or breadcrumbs
baking
bake to give a porcelain-like quality
cooking
bake eggs out of their shells in a dish
icebox cake
no-bake cake with layered cookies and cream
cooking
mix ingredients by shaking and then bake them
baking
bake with great enthusiasm
cooking
bake a large quantity of food
cooking
bake a pie crust without filling
solar
dry or bake something using the sun's heat
Examples of bake in a sentence
They bake bread every morning at the bakery. They planned to bake in the park later. He prefers to bake alone in his room. The paint will bake onto the surface in the heat. The mud bricks bake solid under the desert sun. They baked the lighting to optimize the scene.
Textures were baked to improve rendering speed. The bakery offers a special bake every Friday. His favorite bake is a classic apple pie. The school bake was a huge success. They organized a bake to raise funds.
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- French:faire cuire, pâtisserie, ...
- German:backen, Gebackenes, ...
- Italian:infornare, torta, ...
- Spanish:hornear, horneado, ...
- Portuguese:assar, assado, ...
- Chinese:烤, 烘焙食品, ...
- Japanese:焼く, 焼き菓子, ...
- Arabic:خَبَزَ, مَخبوز, ...
- Hebrew:לֶאֱפוֹת, מַאֲפֶה, ...
- Russian:выпекать, выпечка, ...
- Ukrainian:випікати, випічка, ...
- Hindi:सेंकना, बेक, ...
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