cook

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 someone something: He offered to cook me lunch.
a. intransitive when food cooks, it is heated so that it is ready to eat:
The potatoes need to cook for about 20 minutes.
be cooking SPOKEN
to be happening or being planned, often secretly:
I'll try and find out what's cooking.
cook the books INFORMAL
to change accounts and numbers dishonestly, usually in order to get money
cook someone's goose INFORMAL
to cause a lot of problems for someone or spoil their plans
,cook `up phrasal verb transitive INFORMAL
to invent a story, excuse, or plan:
Between them they cooked up some story to tell their parents.
cook
cook 2 [ kuk ] noun count **
someone who prepares and cooks food, either as their job or for pleasure:
Steve's a wonderful cook!
They've got a housekeeper, a cook, and two gardeners.
too many cooks (spoil the broth) INFORMAL
used for saying that something may be done badly if too many people try to do it together

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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