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Makeout vs Bakeout - What's the difference?

makeout | bakeout |

As an adjective makeout

is of, involving, or suited to making out.

As a verb bakeout is

to heat a material in a vacuum in order to drive off volatile components.

As a noun bakeout is

the act of undertaking this process.

makeout

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of, involving, or suited to making out
  • * {{quote-news, year=1994, date=July 8, author=Albert Williams, title=Dressing Room Divas; Camp Killspree, work=Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=A potentially funny 15-minute skit dragged out to an hour, Killspree spoofs two entertainment genres: teen makeout horror films, with their propensity for shock effects at the expense of plot and character development, and late-night gay plays like the long-running Party (playing right next door), parodied in Killspree's peppy camaraderie, safe-sex sermonizing, gratuitous nudity, and simulated screwing. }}
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=August 26, author=Lynn Harris, title=Lying and One-Night Stands, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Sussman’s defense of sluts feels dated (its superb evocation of adolescent makeout sessions notwithstanding); Daphne Merkin’s reflections on the penis, while canny in form, are indulgent in content. }}

    bakeout

    English

    Alternative forms

    * bake-out

    Verb

    (bake-out) (head)
  • To heat a material in a vacuum in order to drive off volatile components

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of undertaking this process