[ UK /kˈʊk/ ]
[ US /ˈkʊk/ ]
VERB
  1. transform by heating
    The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle
  2. transform and make suitable for consumption by heating
    These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes
  3. tamper, with the purpose of deception
    falsify the data
    cook the books
    Fudge the figures
  4. prepare for eating by applying heat
    fix breakfast for the guests, please
    can you make me an omelette?
    Cook me dinner, please
  5. prepare a hot meal
    My husband doesn't cook
NOUN
  1. someone who cooks food
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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.
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