Dictionary definition · Cook
noun
- English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)
- someone who cooks food
verb
- prepare a hot meal"My husband doesn't cook"
- prepare for eating by applying heat"Cook me dinner, please"
- transform and make suitable for consumption by heating"These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes"
- tamper, with the purpose of deception"Fudge the figures"
- transform by heating"The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).