Bake

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt To harden by cold.

II. Bake ·noun The process, or result, of baking.

III. Bake ·vi To do the work of baking something; as, she brews, washes, and bakes.

IV. Bake ·vt To dry or harden (anything) by subjecting to heat, as, to bake bricks; the sun bakes the ground.

V. Bake ·vi To be baked; to become dry and hard in heat; as, the bread bakes; the ground bakes in the hot sun.

VI. Bake ·vt To prepare, as food, by cooking in a dry heat, either in an oven or under coals, or on heated stone or metal; as, to bake bread, meat, apples.

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