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 cook cook /ˈkʊk/

noun

  1. () Someone who cooks food  ( cook )
    someone who cooks food
      The talented cook prepared a mouthwatering feast for the guests.
    The talented cook prepared a mouthwatering feast for the guests.

verb

  1. () Prepare for eating by applying heat  ( make , ready , fix , cook , prepare )
    prepare for eating by applying heat
     Cook me dinner, please
    Cook me dinner, please
     Can you make me an omelette?
    can you make me an omelette?
     Fix breakfast for the guests, please
    fix breakfast for the guests, please
  2. () Prepare a hot meal  ( cook )
    prepare a hot meal
     My husband doesn't cook
    My husband doesn't cook
  3. () Transform and make suitable for consumption by heating  ( cook )
    transform and make suitable for consumption by heating
     These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes
    These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes
  4. Transform by heating  ( cook )
    transform by heating
     The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle
    The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle
  5. [Informal] Tamper, with the purpose of deception  ( cook [Informal] , fake , falsify , fudge , manipulate , misrepresent , wangle [Informal] )
    tamper, with the purpose of deception
     Fudge the figures
    Fudge the figures
     Cook the books
    cook the books
     Falsify the data
    falsify the data

 Cook

    noun

    1. English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)  ( Captain Cook , Captain James Cook , Cook , James Cook )
      English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)