bake

verb

  1. To cook by dry heat especially in an oven

    "bake a cake"

  2. To dry or harden by subjecting to heat
  3. To prepare food by baking it

    "a cook who enjoys baking"

  4. To become baked

    "a loaf of bread baking in the oven"

  5. To be or become extremely hot

    "sidewalks baking in the sun"

noun

  1. The act or process of baking
  2. A social gathering at which a baked food is served

noun

  1. A fund-raising event at which usually homemade foods (such as cakes and cookies) are sold

noun

  1. The act or practice of smoking marijuana immediately upon waking

    "Wake and bake is a practice that a lot of people believe in. Who doesn't like a toke first thing in the morning?"

verb

  1. To bake (something) in advance

    "prebake a pie crust before adding the filling"

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