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Definition: Meaning of, cook in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / kʊk /

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cook cooked cooked
Present Participle Third Person Singular
cooking cooks
  1. [intransitive and transitive] to prepare food for eating by using heat
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  2. [intransitive] to be prepared for eating by using heat
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  3. cook the books to dishonestly change official records and figures in order to steal money or give people false information
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  4. be cooking informal to be being planned in a secret way
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  5. be cooking (with gas) spoken used to say that someone is doing something very well
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cook cooks
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  1. someone who prepares and cooks food as their job [=  chef]
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  2. be a good/wonderful/terrible etc cook to be good or bad at preparing and cooking food
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  3. too many cooks (spoil the broth) used when you think there are too many people trying to do the same job at the same time, so that the job is not done well
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Cook


Definition: Meaning of, Cook in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / kʊk /

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  1. 1728-1779 english navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands
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    James Cook, Captain Cook, Captain James Cook
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Cook used in phrases

  • Captain Cook
  • Captain James Cook (noun)
    1. 1728-1779 english navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands
  • Cook Islands
    1. a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean, northeast of New Zealand. It is a TERRITORY of New Zealand but has its own government. Population: 20,611 (2001). Capital: Avarua.
  • Cook Strait (noun)
    1. a narrow strait separating the North Island and South Island in New Zealand
  • Cook, Captain James
    1. (1728-79) a British sailor and EXPLORER who sailed to Australia and New Zealand, and claimed the eastern coast of Australia for Britain. He also discovered several islands in the Pacific Ocean, including Hawaii, where he was killed.
  • James Cook (noun)
    1. 1728-1779 english navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands
  • Mount Cook lily (noun)
    1. showy white-flowered perennial of New Zealand
  • Thomas Cook
    1. a British company that sells holidays and also arranges flights, sells foreign money etc. It is one of the oldest companies providing services for travellers and was started in 1841 by Thomas Cook.
  • cook out (verb)
    1. cooking cook outdoors on a barbecue grill
  • cook-chill (adjective)
    1. cook-chill foods have already been cooked when you buy them, and are stored at a low temperature, but not frozen
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Cook used in phrasal verbs

  • cook up (phrasal verb)
    1. to invent a story, excuse, or plan
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