Topic: COOKING
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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | bacan |
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bake S3
[intransitive and transitive]
[intransitive and transitive]1DFC to cook something using dry heat, in an oven : I'm baking some bread. baked potatoes Bake at 250 degrees for 20 minutes.
I'm baking some bread.baked potatoesBake at 250 degrees for 20 minutes.2TI to make something become hard by heating it : The bricks were baked in the sun.
The bricks were baked in the sun. ➔ baking1, half-bakedWORD FOCUS: cook WORD FOCUS: cook
fry (in oil)
boil (in hot water)
bake (bread and cakes in an oven)
roast (meat or vegetables in an oven)
microwave (using a microwave oven)
grill/broil American English (using a grill)
steam, toast, simmer, poach, barbecue, stir-fry, saute, chargrill
raw (not cooked)
rare (used about meat that has been cooked for a short time)
well-done (used about meat that has been cooked for a long time)cook
➔ See also cook
WORD FOCUS: cook fry (in oil)
boil (in hot water)
bake (bread and cakes in an oven)
roast (meat or vegetables in an oven)
microwave (using a microwave oven)
grill/broil American English (using a grill)
steam, toast, simmer, poach, barbecue, stir-fry, saute, chargrill
raw (not cooked)
rare (used about meat that has been cooked for a short time)
well-done (used about meat that has been cooked for a long time)cook
➔ See also cook
