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cook
1[kook]
verb (used with object)
to prepare (food) by the use of heat, as by boiling, baking, or roasting.
to subject (anything) to the application of heat.
to process (computer programming code or other digital data) for use in an executable file format.
Slang.to falsify, as accounts.
to cook the expense figures.
verb (used without object)
to prepare food by the use of heat.
(of food) to undergo cooking.
Slang.
to be full of activity and excitement.
Las Vegas cooks around the clock.
to perform, work, or do in just the right way and with energy and enthusiasm.
That new drummer is really cooking tonight. Now you're cooking!
to be in preparation; develop.
Plans for the new factory have been cooking for several years.
What's cooking at the club?
noun
a person who cooks.
The restaurant hired a new cook.
verb phrase
Informal
to concoct or contrive, often dishonestly.
She hastily cooked up an excuse.
to falsify.
Someone had obviously cooked up the alibi.
(of a shell or cartridge) to explode or fire without being triggered as a result of overheating in the chamber of the weapon.
cook
2[kook, kook]
verb (used without object)
to hide, especially outdoors, as by crouching down behind a hedge.
Cook
3[kook]
noun
Frederick Albert, 1865–1940, U.S. physician and polar explorer.
George Cram 1873–1924, U.S. novelist, dramatist, and poet.
Captain James, 1728–79, English navigator and explorer in the South Pacific and Southern Oceans, particularly in the areas of Australia and New Zealand.
Sir Joseph, 1860–1947, Australian statesman, born in England: prime minister of Australia 1913–14.
Also called Aoraki.Also called Aorangi.Mount Cook, a mountain in New Zealand, on South Island. 12,349 feet (3,764 meters).
cook
1/ ʊ /
verb
to prepare (food) by the action of heat, as by boiling, baking, etc, or (of food) to become ready for eating through such a process
to subject or be subjected to the action of intense heat
the town cooked in the sun
slang(tr) to alter or falsify (something, esp figures, accounts, etc)
to cook the books
slang(tr) to spoil or ruin (something)
slang(intr) to happen (esp in the phrase what's cooking? )
slang(tr) to prepare (any of several drugs) by heating
slang(intr) music to play vigorously
the band was cooking
informal
to spoil a person's plans
to bring about someone's ruin, downfall, etc
noun
a person who prepares food for eating, esp as an occupation
Cook
2/ ʊ /
noun
Captain James . 1728–79, British navigator and explorer: claimed the E coast of Australia for Britain, circumnavigated New Zealand, and discovered several Pacific and Atlantic islands (1768–79)
Sir Joseph. 1860–1947, Australian statesman, born in England: prime minister of Australia (1913–14)
Peter ( Edward ). 1937–95, British comedy actor and writer, noted esp for his partnership (1960–73) with Dudley Moore
Robin, full name Robert Finlayson Cook . 1946–2005, British Labour politician; foreign secretary (1997–2001), Leader of the House (2001-2003)
Thomas. 1808–92, British travel agent; innovator of conducted excursions and founder of the travel agents Thomas Cook and Son
Cook
3/ ʊ /
noun
Official name: Aoraki-Mount Cook.a mountain in New Zealand, in the South Island, in the Southern Alps: the highest peak in New Zealand. Height: reduced in 1991 by a rockfall from 3764 m (12349 ft) to 3754 m (12316 ft)
a mountain in SE Alaska, in the St Elias Mountains. Height: 4194 m (13760 ft)
Other 51Թ Forms
- cookable adjective
- cookless adjective
- uncookable adjective
- ˈǴǰ첹 adjective
- ˈǴǰ쾱Բ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cook1
Origin of cook2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cook1
Idioms and Phrases
cook one's goose. goose.
cook the books, to manipulate the financial records of a company, organization, etc., so as to conceal profits, avoid taxes, or present a false financial report to stockholders.
Example Sentences
And chunks of cooked zucchini were slyly thrown into soups and spaghetti.
The brothers, who just minutes before had been heading to play cricket, began removing cooking gas cylinders to avoid any further explosions, Krish, 20, explained.
He recalls having to "lie on the floor to cope" during the filming of a cooking programme several years ago.
The grocer is popular in Canada for Asian street food and a variety of hot food cooked on site.
Gonzalez operates her food business with her mother, who moved to Los Angeles from El Salvador and taught Gonzalez how to cook.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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