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to cook
01
to make food with heat
Transitive: to cook food
Example
I love to cook scrambled eggs with cheese for breakfast.
My sister skillfully cooks a flavorful curry for dinner.
The chef cooks a delicious meal in the restaurant.
1.1
(of food) to be heated so it can be eaten
Intransitive
Example
The eggs cook quickly in a hot frying pan.
The fish cooks in the oven wrapped in foil.
The rice cooks in boiling water until it becomes fluffy.
02
to prepare food for consumption
Intransitive
Example
She loves to cook in the evenings, trying out new recipes every week.
He enjoys cooking because it allows him to experiment with flavors.
She often cooks for her family, making sure the meals are both healthy and tasty.
03
to change the state of food by applying heat, making it safe and suitable to eat
Transitive: to cook food ingredients
Example
She cooked the rice for twenty minutes, turning it soft and fluffy.
The recipe says to cook the eggs until the whites are firm and no longer runny.
After cooking the pasta, she drained it and added a delicious sauce.
04
to manipulate or change something in a dishonest way to mislead or deceive
Transitive: to cook information
Example
The accountant was caught trying to cook the books to cover up the company ’s financial losses.
He cooked the numbers to make the project seem more profitable than it really was.
She was accused of cooking the test results to make her performance look better.
Cook
01
a person who prepares and cooks food, especially as their job
Example
As a cook, he knows many delicious recipes.
Lisa is training to become a cook at a culinary school.
The cook prepared a tasty meal for the guests.
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