Word BAKE: meanings, synonyms & antonyms

bake

🇺🇸 [beɪk]

Meanings

To cook food, especially bread, cakes, or pastries, by dry heat in an oven. Baking is often associated with sweet or savory goods that rise in the oven, often by using yeast or baking powder.

Examples

• She loves to bake cookies for the holidays.
• They baked a cake for his birthday.
• I’m going to bake some bread this afternoon.

Synonyms

cook • roast • brown

Antonyms

fry • boil • grill