bake
v. வானவில் வேகவைத்துச் சுடு, வெயிலில் காயவைத்துக் கெட்டியாக்கு, வாட்டி முறுமுறுப்பாக்கு, சூட்டினால் கெட்டியாக்கு, வறட்டு, பழுக்கவை, செந்நிறமாக்கு, வறட்டப்பத் தொழில் செய்
Bake, v. t. [imp.& p. p. Baked; p. pr. & vb. n. Baking.] Etym: [AS. bacan; akin to D. bakken, OHG. bacchan, G. backen, Icel. & Sw. baca, Dan. bage, Gr. 1. 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. Note: Baking is the term usually applied to that method of cooking which exhausts the moisture in food more than roasting or broiling; but the distinction of meaning between roasting and baking is not always observed. 2. To dry or harden (anything) by subjecting to heat, as, to bake bricks; the sun bakes the ground. 3. To harden by cold. The earth . . . is baked with frost. Shak. They bake their sides upon the cold, hard stone. Spenser. Bake, v. i. 1. To do the work of baking something; as, she brews, washes, and bakes. Shak. 2. To be baked; to become dry and hard in heat; as, the bread bakes; the ground bakes in the hot sun. Bake, n. Defn: The process, or result, of baking.