noun
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
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- cooking can be a great art
- people are needed who have experience in cookery
- he left the preparation of meals to his wife
verb
prepare a hot meal
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- My husband doesn't cook
verb
prepare for eating by applying heat
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- Cook me dinner, please
- can you make me an omelette?
- fix breakfast for the guests, please
verb
transform and make suitable for consumption by heating
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- These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes
verb
tamper, with the purpose of deception
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- Fudge the figures
- cook the books
- falsify the data
verb
transform by heating
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- The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle