verb, baked, bak⋅ing, noun | 1. | to cook by dry heat in an oven or on heated metal or stones. |
| 2. | to harden by heat: to bake pottery in a kiln. |
| 3. | to dry by, or subject to heat: The sun baked the land. |
| 4. | to bake bread, a casserole, etc. |
| 5. | to become baked: The cake will bake in about half an hour. |
| 6. | to be subjected to heat: The lizard baked on the hot rocks. |
gein to roast; < IE alternating base *bheHog-, bhəg-