Definition of cook
1 : a person who prepares food for eating
2 : a technical or industrial process comparable to cooking food; also : a substance so processed
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Examples of cook in a Sentence
the hearty meals prepared by the cook at summer camp
Origin and Etymology of cook
Middle English, from Old English cōc, from Latin coquus, from coquere to cook; akin to Old English āfigen fried, Greek pessein to cook
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Definition of cook
intransitive verb
1 : to prepare food for eating especially by means of heat French cooking
2 : to undergo the action of being cooked the rice is cooking now
3 : occur, happen find out what was cooking in the committee
4 : to perform, do, or proceed well the jazz quartet was cooking along the party cooked right through the night
transitive verb
1 : concoct, fabricate —usually used with up cooked up a scheme
2 : to prepare for eating by a heating process
3 : falsify, doctor cooked the books with phony spending cuts and accounting gimmickry — Colleen O'Connor
4 : to subject to the action of heat or fire
cook one's goose
Examples of cook in a Sentence
Cook the onions over low heat.
She cooked a great meal.
The fish was cooked in a white wine sauce.
Carrots can be cooked, but they are often eaten raw.
We're too busy to cook at home.
He enjoys cooking on the weekends.
The rice is still cooking, but it will be ready in 10 minutes.
There's something cooking, but he won't say what.
First Known Use of cook
14th century
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COOK Defined for English Language Learners
cook
playDefinition of cook for English Language Learners
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: someone who prepares and cooks food for eating at home, in a restaurant, etc.
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Definition of cook for English Language Learners
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: to prepare (food) for eating especially by using heat
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: to go through the process of being cooked
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: to happen or take place
COOK Defined for Kids
Definition of cook for Students
cooked
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1 : to prepare food for eating by the use of heat
2 : to go through the process of being heated in preparation for being eaten Dinner is cooking.
3 : to create through thought and imagination —usually used with up The boys are cooking up a scheme to earn money.
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