bake

• Verb, das das Garen von Lebensmitteln mit trockener Hitze bezeichnet, meist im Backofen; auch das Herstellen von Brot, Kuchen usw. durch Backen.

A verb used to indicate the act of cooking food using dry heat, typically in an oven.

1. Cook in an ovenA1formalculinary

   To cook food using dry heat in an enclosed space, typically an oven.

   Backen

   • She baked a chocolate cake for his birthday.
   • I need to bake the bread for 30 minutes.
   • They baked cookies together in the kitchen.

   Synonymeroast

2. Become hot and dryB1informal

   To become extremely hot and dry, often due to sun exposure.

   Heiß und trocken werden

   • The desert sun baked the ground until it cracked.
   • We baked on the beach all afternoon.
   • The car interior baked in the summer heat.

   Synonymebroilparchroastscorch

3. Hardware modificationC1slangIT

   To modify a device's firmware or software permanently.

   Firmware flashen

   • He baked the custom ROM onto his phone.
   • The technician baked the new settings into the router.
   • You can bake the configuration directly into the chip.

   Synonymeburnflashprogram