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Cook
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Cook  (kk), Frederick Albert 1865-1940.
American physician and Arctic explorer who announced that he had reached the North Pole in 1908, a claim that was rejected by the scientific community.

Cook, James Known as "Captain Cook." 1728-1779.
British navigator and explorer who commanded three major voyages of discovery, charting and naming many islands of the Pacific Ocean. He also sailed along the coast of North America as far north as the Bering Strait.

cook  (kk)
v. cooked, cook·ing, cooks
v.tr.
1. To prepare (food) for eating by applying heat.
2. To prepare or treat by heating: slowly cooked the medicinal mixture.
3. Slang To alter or falsify so as to make a more favorable impression; doctor: disreputable accountants who were paid to cook the firm's books.
v.intr.
1. To prepare food for eating by applying heat.
2. To undergo application of heat especially for the purpose of later ingestion.
3. Slang To happen, develop, or take place: What's cooking in town?
4. Slang To proceed or perform very well: The band really got cooking after midnight.
n.
A person who prepares food for eating.
Phrasal Verb:
cook up Informal
To fabricate; concoct: cook up an excuse.
Idiom:
cook (one's) goose Slang
To ruin one's chances: The speeding ticket cooked his goose with his father. Her goose was cooked when she was caught cheating on the test.

[Middle English coken, from coke, cook, from Old English cc, from Vulgar Latin *ccus, from Latin cocus, coquus, from coquere, to cook; see pekw- in Indo-European roots.]

cook
Verb
1. to prepare (food) by heating or (of food) to be prepared in this way
2. Slang to alter or falsify (figures or accounts): she had cooked the books
Noun
a person who prepares food for eating
See also cook up [Latin coquere]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Cookcook - someone who cooks food              
chef - a professional cook
cooky, cookie - the cook on a ranch or at a camp
fry cook - a cook who specializes in fried foods
preserver - a cook who preserves fruits or meat
roaster - a cook who roasts food
seasoner - a cook who uses seasonings; "the cook is a light seasoner"
skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker - a worker who has acquired special skills
2.CookCook - English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)
Verb1.cook - prepare a hot meal; "My husband doesn't cook"
cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
2.cook - prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"
preserve, keep - prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh"
dress out, dress - kill and prepare for market or consumption; "dress a turkey"
deglaze - dissolve cooking juices or solid food in (a pan) by adding liquid and stirring
escallop, scallop - bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top
flambe - pour liquor over and ignite (a dish)
put on - put on the stove or ready for cooking; "put on the tea, please!"
devil - coat or stuff with a spicy paste; "devilled eggs"
precook - cook beforehand so that the actual preparation won't take long; "precook the rice"
whip up, whomp up - prepare or cook quickly or hastily
cook up, concoct - prepare or cook by mixing ingredients; "concoct a strange mixture"
lard - prepare or cook with lard; "lard meat"
make - gather and light the materials for; "make a fire"
3.cook - transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes"
change integrity - change in physical make-up
bake - cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven; "bake the potatoes"
brown - fry in a pan until it changes color; "brown the meat in the pan"
coddle - cook in nearly boiling water; "coddle eggs"
souse - cook in a marinade; "souse herring"
micro-cook, microwave, nuke, zap - cook or heat in a microwave oven; "You can microwave the leftovers"
parboil, blanch - cook (vegetables) briefly; "Parboil the beans before freezing them"
cook - transform by heating; "The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle"
overcook - cook too long; "The vegetables were completely overcooked"
fricassee - make a fricassee of by cooking; "fricassee meats"
stew - cook slowly and for a long time in liquid; "Stew the vegetables in wine"
roast - cook with dry heat, usually in an oven; "roast the turkey"
braise - cook in liquid; "braise beef"
fry - cook on a hot surface using fat; "fry the pancakes"
grill - cook over a grill; "grill the sausages"
steam - cook something by letting steam pass over it; "just steam the vegetables"
pressure-cook - cook in a pressure cooker
poach - cook in a simmering liquid; "poached apricots"
4.cook - tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"
chisel, cheat - engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?"
juggle - manipulate by or as if by moving around components; "juggle an account so as to hide a deficit"
cook up, fabricate, invent, manufacture, make up - make up something artificial or untrue
5.cook - transform by heating; "The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
cook - transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes"
Translations

cook [kuk] vtcocinar (= stew etc); guisar [+ meal]; preparar
vihacerse; [person] → cocinar
ncocinero/a
cook up vt (col) [+ excuse, story]; inventar
cook [kuk] vt(faire) cuire
vicuire; [person] → faire la cuisine
ncuisinier/ière
cook up vt (inf) [+ excuse, story]; inventer
cook [kuk] vtkochen, zubereiten
vi (person, food) → kochen;
(fry, roast) → braten;
(pie) → backen
nKoch m, Köchin f
cook up cook (inf) vtsich dat einfallen lassen, zurechtbasteln
cook [kuk] vtcucinare, cuocere [+ meal]; preparare
vicuocere; [person] → cucinare
ncuoco/a
cook up vt (col) [+ excuse, story]; improvvisare, inventare

cook
v cook [kuk]
to prepare (food) or become ready by heating She cooked the chicken; The chicken is cooking in the oven.kook, gaarmaakيَطْبُـخ، يَطـهـوготвяvařit, pécilave mad; koge; stegekochenμαγειρεύωcocinar, guisar, preparar (la comida), cocerkeetma, küpsetama, küpsemaپختنvalmistaa, keittää, kypsyä(faire) cuireלְבָשֵלपकानाkuhati, gotovitielkészít, megfőz, megsütmemasakeldacuocere, cucinare料理する요리하다, 요리되다gaminti (virti, kepti ir pan.)(par ēdienu) gatavot, gatavotiesmasakkokenlage mat, koke, steke, bakegotować (się)cozinhara gătiготовить(ся)variť, piecťkuhatikuvatilaga mat, tillaga[], steka[], koka[]ทำอาหารpiş(ir)mek烹調готувати(ся); варити(ся)كهانا پکانا، پکناnấu ăn
n
a person who cooks, especially for a living She was employed as a cook at the embassy.kokطَـبّـاخготвачkuchařkokder/die Koch/Köchinμάγειραςcocinero, cocinerakokk, toidukeetjaآشپزkokki, keittäjäcuisinier/-ièreטַבָּחरसोइयाkuharica, kuharszakács(nő)jurumasakmatreiðslumaður, kokkurcuoco料理人요리사virėjaspavārs; virējatukang masakkokkokk(e)kucharzcozinheirobucătarповарkuchár, -kakuharkuvarkockคนทำอาหารaşçı廚師куховарка; кухарباورچی، خانساماںđầu bếp
n ˈcooker
1 an apparatus on which food is cooked; a stove She has an electric cooker.stoofجِـهـاز الـطَّبْـخпечкаvařič, sporákkomfurder Kocherκουζίνα μαγειρέματοςcocina, fogónpliitخوراک پزliesicuisinièreתָנוּר בִּשוּלकुकरkuhalotűzhelykompor, peralatan masakeldunartæki, hellacucina調理器具요리 기구viryklėplītsdapur gaskooktoestelkomfyr, kokeapparatkuchenkafogãomaşină de gătitплитаsporákkuhalnikšporet[]spisหม้อหุงข้าวfırın, ocak炊具плита, пічچولهاbếp nướng
2 an apple etc used in cooking, not for eating raw. stowevrugتُفّاح للطَّـبْـخплод, използван за готвенеpotravina k vařeníkogeæble; madæbledas Kochobstκαρπός προοριζόμενος για ψήσιμοfruta o alimento para cocinarküpsetamis-سیب پختنیruoka-(pomme) à cuireפְּרִי לְבִּישוּלपका हुआplod koji se može kuhatikompótalmauntuk dimasakepli til matreiðsluda cuocere料理用果物(날로 먹는 것보다) 요리해 먹는 데 적합한 과일[야채]tinkamas virti/keptivārāms auglisepal untuk dimasakstoofappelmateple/-fruktowoce na kompot/ciastomaçA para cozermăr coptяблоко для готовкиpotravina na varenie(živila) za kuhanjejabuka kolačaramatäpple, matfruktผลไม้ที่นำมาประกอบอาหารyemeklik elma vs烹飪用水果сорт фруктів, придатний для варінняپهل جو پكان‍ے ک‍ے ل‍ۓ استعمال كيا جاتا ه‍ےloại quả dùng để nấu ăn
n ˈcookery
the art or practice of cooking food She was taught cookery at school; (also adjective ) cookery classes.kookkunsفَـن الطَّـبْـخготварствоkuchařství, kuchařské uměnímadlavningdas Kochenμαγειρικήcocinakokandusهنر آشپزیkeittotaito, ruoanlaitto(art de la) cuisine; de cuisineבִּשוּל @@@בּישׁוּל$$$पाक कला, पाकशास्त्रkuhanje, kuharsko umijećeszakácsművészet; főző(tanfolyam)seni memasakmatargerðgastronomia, arte culinaria; di cucina料理法요리법valgių gaminimas, kulinarijaēdienu gatavošana; kulinārijamasakanhet koken; kook-matlaging, kokekunstsztuka gotowaniacozinhaculinar, de gătit)кулинарияkuchárstvokuhanje, kuharstvo; kuharskikulinarstvokokkonst, matlagningการปรุงอาหารaşçılık, yemek pişirme烹調法кулінарія; куховарствоکهانا پكان‍ے كى تركيب، طباخىnghề nấu ăn
n ˈcookery-book
(American ˈcook-book) a book of instructions on how to prepare and cook various dishes. resepteboek, kookboekكِتـاب فَـن الطَّـبْـخготварска книгаkuchařská knihakogebogdas Kochbuchοδηγός μαγειρικήςlibro de cocinarkokaraamatکتاب آشپزیkeittokirjalivre de cuisineסֶפֶר בִּישוּלपाक कला की पुस्तकkuharicaszakácskönyvbuku masakanmatreiðslubóklibro di cucina料理の本요리책valgių gaminimo knygapavārgrāmatabuku masakankookboekkokebokksiążka kucharskalivro de cozinhacarte de bu­cateповаренная книгаkuchárska knihakuharska knjigakuvarkokbokตำราอาหารyemek kitabı烹調書куховарська книгаکهانا پكان‍ے كى تركيبوں والى كتابsách dạy nấu ăn
cook up
to invent or make up a false story etc He cooked up a story about his car having broken down.versinselيُلَـفِّق قِـصَّـة، يَـخْتَلِـقизмислямvymyslet siopdigte; finde påerdichtenσοφίζομαιinventar(se)välja mõtlemaاز خود درآوردن؛ اختراع کردنkeittää kokooninventerלְהַמצִיאझूठा आविष्कार करना, गढ़ लेनाizmislitikieszelmereka-rekasjóða saman, skálda uppinventareでっち上げる꾸며내다iš(si)galvotisadomāt; sagudrotmereka ceritaverzinnendikte opp, finne zmyślaćfabricara inventaвыдуматьvymyslieť siizmisliti siizmislitikoka ihopแต่งเรื่องuydurmak偽造,編造придумувати; сфабрикуватиكهانى گ‍ه‍ڑناbịa ra cái gì

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