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• cook up — verb 1. prepare or cook by mixing ingredients (Freq. 1) concoct a strange mixture • Syn: ↑concoct • Derivationally related forms: ↑concoction (for: ↑concoct) …   Useful english dictionary

• cook — ► VERB 1) prepare (food or a meal) by mixing, combining, and heating the elements or ingredients. 2) (with reference to food) heat or be heated so as to reach an edible state. 3) informal alter dishonestly. 4) (cook up) informal concoct (a story …   English terms dictionary

• cook — cook1 cookable, adj. cookless, adj. /kook/, v.t. 1. to prepare (food) by the use of heat, as by boiling, baking, or roasting. 2. to subject (anything) to the application of heat. 3. Slang. to ruin; spoil. 4. Informal. to falsify, as accounts: to… …   Universalium

• cook — cook1 S2 [kuk] v 1.) [I and T] to prepare food for eating by using heat ▪ Where did you learn to cook? ▪ Cook the sauce over a low heat for 10 minutes. cook a meal/dinner/breakfast etc ▪ I m usually too tired to cook an evening meal. cook sth for …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• cook — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to prepare food for eating by using heat: Mmm! That s delicious! Where did you learn to cook like that? | cook dinner/supper/a meal etc: I m tired. Will you cook dinner today? | cook sth for sb: Sarah cooked lasagne for her… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• cook — cook1 [ kuk ] verb *** intransitive or transitive to prepare food and heat it so that it is ready to eat: Cook the apple slowly until it is soft. When did you learn to cook? cook something for someone: Joe s cooking dinner for me tonight. cook… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• cook — [[t]kʊk[/t]] v. t. 1) to prepare (food) by the use of heat, as by boiling, baking, or roasting 2) to subject (anything) to the application of heat 3) cvb sts Slang. to ruin; spoil 4) inf Informal. to falsify, as accounts: to cook the books[/ex]… …   From formal English to slang

• cook — I. /kʊk / (say kook) verb (t) 1. to prepare (food) by the action of heat, as by boiling, baking, roasting, etc. 2. to extract ingredients for and prepare (a recreational drug). 3. to subject (anything) to the action of heat. 4. Colloquial to… …  

• Cook — v. & n. v. 1 tr. prepare (food) by heating it. 2 intr. (of food) undergo cooking. 3 tr. colloq. falsify (accounts etc.); alter to produce a desired result. 4 tr. sl. ruin, spoil. 5 tr. (esp. as cooked adj.) Brit. sl. fatigue, exhaust. 6 tr. &… …   Useful english dictionary

• cook — v. & n. v. 1 tr. prepare (food) by heating it. 2 intr. (of food) undergo cooking. 3 tr. colloq. falsify (accounts etc.); alter to produce a desired result. 4 tr. sl. ruin, spoil. 5 tr. (esp. as cooked adj.) Brit. sl. fatigue, exhaust. 6 tr. &… …   Useful english dictionary

• cook something up — (informal) CONCOCT, devise, contrive, fabricate, trump up, hatch, plot, plan, invent, make up, think up, dream up. → cook * * * concoct a story, excuse, or plan, esp. an ingenious or devious one * * * ˌcook sthˈup derived (informal) to invent sth …   Useful english dictionary