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English verb: bake

1. bake (change) cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven


SamplesBake the potatoes.


ExamplesThe chefs bake the vegetables


Pattern of useSomething ----s.
Somebody ----s something.
Something ----s something


Broader (hypernym)cook


Narrower (hyponym)fire, ovenbake, shirr


Domain categorycookery, cooking, preparation

2. bake (creation) prepare with dry heat in an oven


SamplesBake a cake.


Pattern of useSomebody ----s.
Somebody ----s something


Broader (hypernym)create from raw material, create from raw stuff

3. bake (change) heat by a natural force


SamplesThe sun broils the valley in the summer.


Synonymsbroil


Pattern of useSomething ----s somebody.
Something ----s something


Broader (hypernym)heat, heat up

4. bake (stative) be very hot, due to hot weather or exposure to the sun


SamplesThe town was broiling in the sun.
The tourists were baking in the heat.


Synonymsbroil


Pattern of useSomething ----s.
Somebody ----s


Broader (hypernym)be









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