bake
1. bake \'ba-k\ vb [ME baken, fr. OE bacan; akin to OHG bahhan to bake, Gk ph]o-gein to roast 1: to prepare (as food) by dry heat esp. in an oven 2: to dry or harden by subjecting to heat obs 3: to make hard or solid 1: to prepare food by baking it 2: to become baked - bak.er n 2. bake n 1: the act or process of baking 2: a social gathering at which a baked food is served