cook

cook · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To prepare food by heating it.

  2. 2.

    A person who prepares food.

  3. 3.

    (informal) To happen or develop.

  4. 4.

    (informal) To falsify or alter.

Forms

plural: cooks

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    cook up — to invent or concoct
  • •
    cook the books — to falsify financial records
  • •
    too many cooks spoil the broth — too many people involved cause problems
  • •
    what's cooking? — what's happening?

Related words

See also: bake, chef, cooking, fry
Synonyms: bake, chef, fry, prepare

Etymology

From Old English "coc," from Latin "coquus" (cook), from "coquere" (to cook).