to cover sth with a thick layer of sth soft that becomes hard when it dries; If something is caked with mud, blood, or dirt, it is covered with a thick dry layer of it.
Her shoes were caked with mud.
to cover sth with a thick layer of sth soft that becomes hard when it dries; If something is caked with mud, blood, or dirt, it is covered with a thick dry layer of it.
Her shoes were caked with mud.