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to cook
01
to make food with heat
Transitive: to cook food
Examples
I love to cook scrambled eggs with cheese for breakfast.
My sister skillfully cooks a flavorful curry for dinner.
1.1
(of food) to be heated so it can be eaten
Intransitive
Examples
The eggs cook quickly in a hot frying pan.
The fish cooks in the oven wrapped in foil.
02
to prepare food for consumption
Intransitive
Examples
She loves to cook in the evenings, trying out new recipes every week.
He enjoys cooking because it allows him to experiment with flavors.
03
to change the state of food by applying heat, making it safe and suitable to eat
Transitive: to cook food ingredients
Examples
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.
04
to manipulate or change something in a dishonest way to mislead or deceive
Transitive: to cook information
Examples
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.
05
to perform exceptionally well or execute something skillfully
SlangExamples
She 's really cooking on the basketball court today.
He cooked that presentation and impressed the entire team.
Cook
01
a person who prepares and cooks food, especially as their job
Examples
As a cook, he knows many delicious recipes.
Lisa is training to become a cook at a culinary school.
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