Baked

/beɪkt/

Meaning & Definition

verb

past tense of bake; to have been cooked by dry heat in an oven.

The cake was baked to perfection, rising beautifully in the oven.

To have undergone the process of being heated in an oven until solid.

After the pie was baked, the aroma filled the entire house.

To have been subjected to high temperatures, often resulting in a crisp or hardened surface.

The clay was baked in a kiln to create sturdy pottery.

adjective

Cooked by dry heat in an oven; not raw.

I prefer baked goods over fried ones for a healthier choice.

Having a specific texture or flavor resulting from baking.

They served a delicious baked chicken with herbs and spices.

The word 'baked' is the past participle of 'bake', from Old English 'bacan', which means to make bread or other food by dry heat.

baked goods

Pastries and bread items made by baking.

baked to perfection

Cooked just right, ideally done.

baked potato

A potato that has been baked until soft.

bake

To cook food by dry heat in an oven.

baker

A person who makes bread and baked goods.

bakery

A place where bread, pastries, and other baked goods are made.

Extremely high on marijuana.

After that party, I was so baked I could barely walk.

Feeling mentally impaired or confused, often due to drugs.

I'm so baked right now, I can't even think straight.