Bake

v. cook in an oven; tan, sunbathe

n. dish comprising of a few ingredients that are mixed together and baked; social event or party at which food is baked and served; act of baking; cooking bread or pastries or cakes

Baking is the technique of prolonged cooking of food by dry heat acting by conduction, and not by radiation, normally in an oven, but also in hot ashes, or on hot stones. It is primarily used for the preparation of bread, cakes, pastries and pies, tarts, and quiches. Such items are sometimes referred to as "baked goods," and are sold at a bakery. A person who prepares baked goods as a profession is called a baker. It is also used for the preparation of baked potatoes; baked apples; baked beans; some pasta dishes, such as lasagne; and various other foods, such as the pretzel.
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Verb
1. cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven; "bake the potatoes"
(hypernym) cook
(hyponym) ovenbake
(derivation) baking
(classification) cooking, cookery, preparation
2. prepare with dry heat in an oven; "bake a cake"
(hypernym) create from raw material, create from raw stuff
(derivation) baker
3. heat by a natural force; "The sun broils the valley in the summer"
(synonym) broil
(hypernym) heat, heat up

n. beacon, warning light, buoy, anchored float used as a guide to navigators (Nautical)

(v. t.)
To prepare, as food, by cooking in a dry heat, either in an oven or under coals, or on heated stone or metal; as, to bake bread, meat, apples.
  

(v. t.)
To harden by cold.
  

(v. t.)
To dry or harden (anything) by subjecting to heat, as, to bake bricks; the sun bakes the ground.
  

(v. i.)
To do the work of baking something; as, she brews, washes, and bakes.
  

(v. i.)
To be baked; to become dry and hard in heat; as, the bread bakes; the ground bakes in the hot sun.
  

(n.)
The process, or result, of baking.