v.
Pronunciation: ' b ā k
Function: verb
Inflected Form: baked ; bak · ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bacan; akin to Old High German bahhan to bake, Greek ph ō gein to roast
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb
1 : to cook (as food) by dry heat especially in an oven
2 : to dry or harden by subjecting to heat
intransitive verb
1 : to prepare food by baking it
2 : to become baked
3 : to be or become extremely hot <sidewalks baking in the sun>
– bak · er noun