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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
cake /keɪk/USA pronunciation   n., v., caked, cak•ing. 
n. 
  1. Fooda sweet, baked, breadlike food: [countable]She made birthday cakes for the children's party.[uncountable]a few pieces of cake.
  2. Food[countable] a shaped or molded mass of other food: a fish cake.
  3. [countable] a shaped block of something: a cake of soap.

v. 
  1. to form into a dry layer or crust on the outside;
    to coat: [~ + object]The windshield was caked with dirt.[no object]The mud caked on his shoes.
Idioms
  1. Idioms a piece of cake, something that can be done easily, often with enjoyment:said the test was a piece of cake.
  2. have one's cake and eat it too, to have the advantages of something without its disadvantages.
  3. Idioms take the cake, to be an outstanding example;
    rank first:That crazy stunt really took the cake.


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
cake  (kāk),USA pronunciation n., v., caked, cak•ing. 
n. 
  1. a sweet, baked, breadlike food, made with or without shortening, and usually containing flour, sugar, baking powder or soda, eggs, and liquid flavoring.
  2. a flat, thin mass of bread, esp. unleavened bread.
  3. pancake;
    griddlecake.
  4. a shaped or molded mass of other food:a fish cake.
  5. a shaped or compressed mass:a cake of soap; a cake of ice.
  6. Agriculture[Animal Husb.]a compacted block of soybeans, cottonseeds, or linseeds from which the oil has been pressed, usually used as a feed or feed supplement for cattle.
  7. a piece of cake, [Informal.]something easily done:She thought her first solo flight was a piece of cake.
  8. take the cake, [Informal.]
    • to surpass all others, esp. in some undesirable quality;
      be extraordinary or unusual:His arrogance takes the cake.
    • to win first prize.

v.t. 
  1. to form into a crust or compact mass.

v.i. 
  1. to become formed into a crust or compact mass.
  • Old Norse kaka; akin to Middle English kechel little cake, German Kuchen; see cookie
  • Middle English 1200–50
cak′y, cak′ey, adj. 
    • 10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged harden, solidify, dry, congeal.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cake / keɪk/
  1. a baked food, usually in loaf or layer form, typically made from a mixture of flour, sugar, and eggs
  2. a flat thin mass of bread, esp unleavened bread
  3. a shaped mass of dough or other food of similar consistency: a fish cake
  4. a mass, slab, or crust of a solidified or compressed substance, as of soap or ice
  5. have one's cake and eat it ⇒ to enjoy both of two desirable but incompatible alternatives
  6. go like hot cakes, sell like hot cakes ⇒ to be sold very quickly or in large quantities
  7. a piece of cake ⇒ something that is easily achieved or obtained
  8. take the cake ⇒ to surpass all others, esp in stupidity, folly, etc
  9. the whole or total of something that is to be shared or divided: teachers are demanding a larger slice of the cake, that is a fair method of sharing the cake
  1. (transitive) to cover with a hard layer; encrust: the hull was caked with salt
  2. to form or be formed into a hardened mass
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old Norse kaka; related to Danish kage, German Kuchen
'cake pan' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
pancake - springform pan - tube pan
In Lists: Baking, more...

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