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    cook
    /kʊk/

    verb

    • 1. prepare (food, a dish, or a meal) by mixing, combining, and heating the ingredients: "shall I cook dinner tonight?" Similar preparemakegetput together
    • 2. alter dishonestly; falsify: informal "a narcotics team who cooked the evidence" Similar falsifyalterdoctortamper with

    noun

    • 1. a person who prepares and cooks food, especially as a job or in a specified way: "Susan was a school cook"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCOOK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    COOK definition: 1. When you cook food, you prepare it to be eaten by heating it in a particular way, such as baking…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › cookCook Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : to prepare (food) for eating by a heating process. Cook the vegetables over low heat for 10 minutes. The fish was cooked in a wine sauce. He cooked dinner for his guests. 2. : concoct, fabricate usually used with up. cooked up a scheme. 3. : to alter (something, such as records) with the intention of deceiving or misleading : falsify, doctor.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCOOK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A cook is a person whose job is to prepare and cook food, for example in a restaurant or hotel. The cook prepares and serves breakfast, snacks and one main meal per day. Our cooks provide food that is well prepared.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › cookCOOK Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Cook definition: to prepare (food) by the use of heat, as by boiling, baking, or roasting.. See examples of COOK used in a sentence.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcook verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of cook verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › cookcook | meaning of cook in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    cook meaning, definition, what is cook: to prepare food for eating by using heat...: Learn more.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › cookCook - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    prepare for eating by applying heat. synonyms: fix, make, prepare, ready. make. gather and light the materials for. see more. dissolve cooking juices or solid food in (a pan) by adding liquid and stirring. bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcook noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of cook noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › cookcook - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Oct 15, 2024 · From Middle English cook, from Old English cōc (“a cook”), from Latin cocus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- (“to cook, become ripe”). Cognate with Low German kokk, Dutch kok, German Koch, Danish kok, Norwegian kokk, Swedish kock, Icelandic kokkur (“cook”). Also compare Proto-West Germanic *kokōn (“to cook”).

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › essential-american-english › cookCOOK | English meaning - Cambridge Essential American

    COOK definition: 1. to make food ready to eat: 2. someone who prepares food for people to eat. Learn more.