peći

1. to bake; to roast
   Baka svake nedelje peče hleb. — Grandma bakes bread every Sunday.
   Tata peče paprike na roštilju. — Dad is roasting peppers on the grill.
2. (of sun, wound, eyes) to burn; to sting
   Sunce danas jako peče. — The sun is really scorching today.
   Peku me oči od dima. — My eyes are stinging from the smoke.
3. (of rakija) to distil
   Na jesen u selu svi peku rakiju. — In autumn everyone in the village distils rakija.
4. colloq. (peći se in the sun) to bake in the sun; to roast in the heat
   Ceo dan smo se pekli na plaži. — We baked in the sun on the beach all day.
5. (of conscience, shame) to torment; to trouble
   Peče ga savest zbog onoga što je uradio. — His conscience is tormenting him over what he did.
6. (of bricks, ceramics) to fire
   U ovoj peći peku keramiku. — They fire ceramics in this kiln.

For the cooking and distilling senses the usual perfective counterpart is ispeći. For 'burn, sting', ispeći, opeći or zapeći is used depending on context; ispeći se in the sun means to get sunburnt.