baking
/ˈbeɪkɪŋ(ɡ)/verb
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(with person as subject) To cook (something) in an oven.
"I baked a delicious cherry pie."
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(with baked thing as subject) To be cooked in an oven.
"The cake baked at 350°F."
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To be warmed to drying and hardening.
"The clay baked in the sun."
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To dry by heat.
"They baked the electrical parts lightly to remove moisture."
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To be hot.
"I'm baking after that workout in the gym."
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To cause to be hot.
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To smoke marijuana.
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To harden by cold.
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To fix (lighting, reflections, etc.) as part of the texture of an object to improve rendering performance.
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(with "in" or "into") To incorporate into something greater.
noun
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An action in which something is baked.
"I'm going to do some baking this afternoon."
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The way in which something is baked.
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The production of a batch of baked product.
adjective
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That bakes.
"baking bread baking clay"
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Of a person, an object, or the weather: very hot; boiling, broiling, roasting.
"I'm baking – could you open the window?"