to cook (food) by dry heat, esp in an oven

to dry or harden (something, esp clay articles) by subjecting it to heat

to cook food, e.g. bread and cakes, by baking

to become baked

to become extremely hot

After a morning's sunbathing, I was beginning to bake

a batch of baked food, or a dish containing baked ingredients

NAmer a social gathering at which baked food is served