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Meaning & Definition of Cook in English

English

Cook

/kʊk/

noun

1. Someone who cooks food

synonym:
  • cook

2. English navigator who claimed the east coast of australia for britain and discovered several pacific islands (1728-1779)

synonym:
  • Cook,
  • James Cook,
  • Captain Cook,
  • Captain James Cook

verb

1. Prepare a hot meal

  • "My husband doesn't cook"
synonym:
  • cook

2. Prepare for eating by applying heat

  • "Cook me dinner, please"
  • "Can you make me an omelette?"
  • "Fix breakfast for the guests, please"
synonym:
  • cook,
  • fix,
  • ready,
  • make,
  • prepare

3. Transform and make suitable for consumption by heating

  • "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes"
synonym:
  • cook

4. Tamper, with the purpose of deception

  • "Fudge the figures"
  • "Cook the books"
  • "Falsify the data"
synonym:
  • fudge,
  • manipulate,
  • fake,
  • falsify,
  • cook,
  • wangle,
  • misrepresent

5. Transform by heating

  • "The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle"
synonym:
  • cook

Examples of using

She helped her mother cook the turkey.
The cook will get a thou, while mister schoolboy will get a beating.
Sir schoolboy, it's all, all been prompted to you. The correct answer is, naturally, a cook!