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1. Cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven
   "bake the potatoes"
    
2. Prepare with dry heat in an oven
   "bake a cake"
    
3. Heat by a natural force
   - broil [N. Amer], grill
    
4. Be very hot, due to hot weather or exposure to the sun
   "the tourists were baking in the heat"
   - broil [N. Amer], grill

Derived forms: baked, bakes, baking

See also: baker, baking

Type of: be, cook, create from raw material, create from raw stuff, heat, heat up

Encyclopedia: Bake