COOK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cook mean? 

• COOK (noun)
  The noun COOK has 2 senses:

1. someone who cooks food

2. English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)

  Familiarity information: COOK used as a noun is rare.

• COOK (verb)
  The verb COOK has 5 senses:

1. prepare a hot meal

2. prepare for eating by applying heat

3. transform and make suitable for consumption by heating

4. tamper, with the purpose of deception

5. transform by heating

  Familiarity information: COOK used as a verb is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COOK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who cooks food

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("cook" is a kind of...):

skilled worker; skilled workman; trained worker (a worker who has acquired special skills)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cook"):

cookie; cooky (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)

chef (a professional cook)

Instance hyponyms:

Fannie Farmer; Fannie Merritt Farmer; Farmer (an expert on cooking whose cookbook has undergone many editions (1857-1915))

Derivation:

cook (transform and make suitable for consumption by heating)

cook (prepare for eating by applying heat)

cook (prepare a hot meal)

Sense 2

Meaning:

English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Captain Cook; Captain James Cook; Cook; James Cook

Instance hypernyms:

navigator (in earlier times, a person who explored by ship)

• COOK (verb)

Conjugation:

Sense 1

Meaning:

Prepare a hot meal

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Context example:

My husband doesn't cook

Hypernyms (to "cook" is one way to...):

create from raw material; create from raw stuff (make from scratch)

"Cook" entails doing...:

cook (transform and make suitable for consumption by heating)

Domain category:

cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

cook (someone who cooks food)

cookery; cooking (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Prepare for eating by applying heat

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

cook; fix; make; prepare; ready

Context example:

fix breakfast for the guests, please

Hypernyms (to "cook" is one way to...):

create from raw material; create from raw stuff (make from scratch)

Verb group:

make (gather and light the materials for)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "cook"):

deglaze (dissolve cooking juices or solid food in (a pan) by adding liquid and stirring)

lard (prepare or cook with lard)

concoct; cook up (prepare or cook by mixing ingredients)

whip up; whomp up (prepare or cook quickly or hastily)

precook (cook beforehand so that the actual preparation won't take long)

devil (coat or stuff with a spicy paste)

put on (put on the stove or ready for cooking)

flambe (pour liquor over and ignite (a dish))

escallop; scallop (bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top)

dress; dress out (kill and prepare for market or consumption)

keep; preserve (prevent (food) from rotting)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

The chefs cook the vegetables

Derivation:

cook (someone who cooks food)

cooker (a utensil for cooking)

cookery; cooking (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Transform and make suitable for consumption by heating

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes

Hypernyms (to "cook" is one way to...):

change integrity (change in physical make-up)

Verb group:

cook (transform by heating)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "cook"):

braise (cook in liquid)

poach (cook in a simmering liquid)

pressure-cook (cook in a pressure cooker)

steam (cook something by letting steam pass over it)

grill (cook over or under a grill)

fry (cook on a hot surface using fat)

roast (cook with dry heat, usually in an oven)

stew (cook slowly and for a long time in liquid)

overcook (cook too long)

blanch; parboil (cook (vegetables) briefly)

micro-cook; microwave; nuke; zap (cook or heat in a microwave oven)

souse (cook in a marinade)

coddle (cook in nearly boiling water)

brown (fry in a pan until it changes color)

bake (cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven)

fricassee (make a fricassee of by cooking)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

The chefs cook the vegetables

Derivation:

cook (someone who cooks food)

cookery; cooking (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Tamper, with the purpose of deception

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

cook; fake; falsify; fudge; manipulate; misrepresent; wangle

Context example:

falsify the data

Hypernyms (to "cook" is one way to...):

cheat; chisel (engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "cook"):

juggle (manipulate by or as if by moving around components)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Also:

cook up (concoct something artificial or untrue)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Transform by heating

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle

Hypernyms (to "cook" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Verb group:

cook (transform and make suitable for consumption by heating)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

cooker (a utensil for cooking)

 Context examples 

Presently the bird came in and wanted to serve up the dinner, but he could nowhere see the cook.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

The report says switching to clean cooking and heating fuels and technologies could save the lives of many children.

(WAir Pollution a Health Risk for Children, Lisa Schlein/VOA)

Scientists from James Cook University and Ohio University discovered the oldest known examples of "fungus gardens" in 25 million-year-old fossil termite nests in East Africa.

(Researchers discover oldest evidence of 'farming' by insects, NSF)

It may also be possible to catch bird flu by eating poultry or eggs that are not well cooked or through contact with a person who has it.

(Bird Flu, NIH)

Parboiling rice in-the-husk is the traditional method by which rough rice is soaked in water and then partially cooked to nutritionally improve it and make it easier to process or store.

(Parboiling husked rice reduces arsenic content, SciDev.Net)

To prevent campylobacter infection, cook poultry thoroughly.

(Campylobacter Infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

The main use of corn oil is in cooking, where its high smoke point makes it a useful frying oil.

(Corn Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

Cottonseed oil is used both as a cooking oil and a food ingredient.

(Cottonseed Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

It was also observed in the study that the concentration of cyanotoxin after cooking would not have consequences for public health.

(Steaming Fish More Healthy than Boiling, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Researchers noted the relationship between cooking temperature, method, doneness and high blood pressure was independent of the amount or type of food consumed.

(High Temp Grilled Meat May Raise Blood Pressure, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)