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1cook up — verb 1. prepare or cook by mixing ingredients (Freq. 1) concoct a strange mixture • Syn: ↑concoct • Derivationally related forms: ↑concoction (for: ↑concoct) …
2cook — ► VERB 1) prepare (food or a meal) by mixing, combining, and heating the elements or ingredients. 2) (with reference to food) heat or be heated so as to reach an edible state. 3) informal alter dishonestly. 4) (cook up) informal concoct (a story …
3cook — cook1 cookable, adj. cookless, adj. /kook/, v.t. 1. to prepare (food) by the use of heat, as by boiling, baking, or roasting. 2. to subject (anything) to the application of heat. 3. Slang. to ruin; spoil. 4. Informal. to falsify, as accounts: to… …
4cook — cook1 S2 [kuk] v 1.) [I and T] to prepare food for eating by using heat ▪ Where did you learn to cook? ▪ Cook the sauce over a low heat for 10 minutes. cook a meal/dinner/breakfast etc ▪ I m usually too tired to cook an evening meal. cook sth for …
5cook — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to prepare food for eating by using heat: Mmm! That s delicious! Where did you learn to cook like that? | cook dinner/supper/a meal etc: I m tired. Will you cook dinner today? | cook sth for sb: Sarah cooked lasagne for her… …
6cook — cook1 [ kuk ] verb *** intransitive or transitive to prepare food and heat it so that it is ready to eat: Cook the apple slowly until it is soft. When did you learn to cook? cook something for someone: Joe s cooking dinner for me tonight. cook… …
7cook — [[t]kʊk[/t]] v. t. 1) to prepare (food) by the use of heat, as by boiling, baking, or roasting 2) to subject (anything) to the application of heat 3) cvb sts Slang. to ruin; spoil 4) inf Informal. to falsify, as accounts: to cook the books[/ex]… …
8cook — I. /kʊk / (say kook) verb (t) 1. to prepare (food) by the action of heat, as by boiling, baking, roasting, etc. 2. to extract ingredients for and prepare (a recreational drug). 3. to subject (anything) to the action of heat. 4. Colloquial to… …
9Cook — v. & n. v. 1 tr. prepare (food) by heating it. 2 intr. (of food) undergo cooking. 3 tr. colloq. falsify (accounts etc.); alter to produce a desired result. 4 tr. sl. ruin, spoil. 5 tr. (esp. as cooked adj.) Brit. sl. fatigue, exhaust. 6 tr. &… …
10cook — v. & n. v. 1 tr. prepare (food) by heating it. 2 intr. (of food) undergo cooking. 3 tr. colloq. falsify (accounts etc.); alter to produce a desired result. 4 tr. sl. ruin, spoil. 5 tr. (esp. as cooked adj.) Brit. sl. fatigue, exhaust. 6 tr. &… …