bake

Definitions

1. 1.To dry or harden (anything) by subjecting to heat, as, to bake bricks; the sun bakes the ground.
2. 2.To harden by cold. The earth . . . is baked with frost. Shak. They bake their sides upon the cold, hard stone. Spenser.
3. 3.To do the work of baking something; as, she brews, washes, and bakes. Shak.
4. 4.To be baked; to become dry and hard in heat; as, the bread bakes; the ground bakes in the hot sun.
5. 5.The process, or result, of baking.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to dry or harden (anything) by subjecting to heat, as, to bake bricks; the sun bakes the ground called?
• What is to harden by cold. The earth . . . is baked with frost. Shak. They bake their sides upon the cold, hard stone. Spenser called?
• What is to do the work of baking something; as, she brews, washes, and bakes. Shak called?
• What is to be baked; to become dry and hard in heat; as, the bread bakes; the ground bakes in the hot sun called?