cook
8 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
cooks
plural
cooks
Britannica Dictionary definition of COOK
[count]
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someone who prepares and cooks food for eating at home, in a restaurant, etc.
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He's a good cook. [=he cooks well]
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cook
/ˈkʊk/
verb
cooks;
cooked;
cooking
2
cook
/ˈkʊk/
verb
cooks;
cooked;
cooking
Britannica Dictionary definition of COOK
1
:
to prepare (food) for eating especially by using heat
[+ object]
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Cook the onions over low/medium/high heat.
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She cooked a great meal.
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I'll cook dinner tonight.
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The fish was cooked in a white wine sauce.
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Carrots can be cooked, but they are often eaten raw.
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a cooked chicken
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Are the potatoes cooked through? [=done] = Are the potatoes fully/thoroughly cooked?
[no object]
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We're too busy to cook at home.
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He enjoys cooking on the weekends.
2
[no object]
:
to go through the process of being cooked
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The rice is still cooking, but it will be ready in 10 minutes.
3
[no object]
informal
:
to happen or take place
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What's cooking?
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There's something cooking, but he won't say what.
be cooking
informal
:
to be performing or doing something well
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The economy is really cooking.
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That's it! Now you're cooking!
cook someone's goose
informal
:
to make it certain that someone will fail, lose, etc.
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They were already trailing, and that last goal really cooked their goose.
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Their goose was cooked after that last goal.
cook the books
informal
:
to dishonestly change official records of how much money was spent and received
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They cooked the books to drive up the company's stock prices.
cook up
[phrasal verb]
1
cook up (something)
or
cook (something) up
:
to prepare (food) for eating especially quickly
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I can cook up some hamburgers.
2
:
to invent (something, such as an idea, excuse, etc.) to deal with a particular situation
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They cooked up [=devised, hatched] a scheme to fool their neighbor.
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You'll have to cook an excuse up quickly.
