Cook

Cook (k

k), 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 (k

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.

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 pek^w- 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

Noun	1.	cook - 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.	Cook - English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779) Captain Cook, Captain James Cook, James Cook
Verb	1.	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" create from raw material, create from raw stuff - make from scratch
	2.	cook - prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please" ready, prepare, fix, make preserve, keep - prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh" dress out, dress - kill and prepare for market or consumption; "dress a turkey" create from raw material, create from raw stuff - make from scratch 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" fudge, fake, falsify, misrepresent, wangle, manipulate 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"