[
UK
/kˈʊk/
]
[ US /ˈkʊk/ ]
[ US /ˈkʊk/ ]
VERB
-
transform by heating
The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle -
transform and make suitable for consumption by heating
These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes -
tamper, with the purpose of deception
falsify the data
cook the books
Fudge the figures -
prepare for eating by applying heat
fix breakfast for the guests, please
can you make me an omelette?
Cook me dinner, please -
prepare a hot meal
My husband doesn't cook
NOUN
- someone who cooks food
How To Use cook In A Sentence
- Here we did everything but lift up the old-fashioned coal-burning Aga cooker, which must have weighed a couple of tons at least. A CONVICTION OF GUILT
- Undercook the potatoes a little as they will continue cooking when removed from the water. Times, Sunday Times
- FK - pressure-cook would be the best way, but you could try boiling it with plenty of water so that it becomes really mushy, then blend it in a mixer to make a thick soup. or you could use a regular slow-cooker that you get in the US, except that it would be a bit time-consuming: Gujarati Dal (Healthy Lentil Soup)
- (Not to be confused with what we call cookies)To serve Devon, or Cornwall clotted cream would desecrate a good southern biscuit (and be a waste of the cream really, I prefer it on saffron buns)a bit of plain cream, fresh butter, and cane syrup poured over a hot biscuit is ambrosia. Scones, Cream and Jam - a West Country cream tea
- Acrylamide is produced during cooking, particularly high-temperature processes such as frying and roasting. Times, Sunday Times
- The chops should be cooked over moderate heat to prevent excessive charring.
- Once the egg is half-cooked, break the yolk and cut into the white with your spatula. Times, Sunday Times
- I knew what the lady had said was just a lie cooked up by my lazy, good-for-nothing parents to get me to come home.
- His servants cooked up a delectable churrasco.
- One table had an older family, taking a break from cooking at home.