to cook by dry heat in an oven or on heated metal or stones.

to harden by heat

to bake pottery in a kiln.

to dry by, or subject to heat

The sun baked the land.

to bake bread, a casserole, etc.

to become baked

The cake will bake in about half an hour.

to be subjected to heat

The lizard baked on the hot rocks.

a social occasion at which the chief food is baked.

Scot. cracker ( def. 1 ) .

verb

heat , melt , scorch , simmer , stew , warmnotes:bake is the term used for cooking foods such as bread , potatoes , apples , etc. in dry heat in an oven , and roast refers to cooking meat in an oven or before a fire , broil , roast , swelter , boil , cook , dry , fire , fry , grill , harden , parch , toast