"bakes" in the verb sense

1. bake

cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven

"bake the potatoes"

2. bake

prepare with dry heat in an oven

"bake a cake"

3. broil, bake

heat by a natural force

"The sun broils the valley in the summer"

4. bake, broil

be very hot, due to hot weather or exposure to the sun

"The town was broiling in the sun"

"the tourists were baking in the heat"

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