Cook Meaning

There are 7 meaning(s) for word Cook

Meaning 1 : tamper, with the purpose of deception

    Example : cook the books

    Synonyms : fake,  falsify,  fudge,  manipulate,  misrepresent,  wangle
Meaning 2 : English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)

    Synonyms : captain cook,  captain james cook,  james cook
Meaning 3 : prepare for eating by applying heat

    Synonyms : fix,  make,  prepare,  ready
Meaning 4 : prepare a hot meal

    Example : My husband doesn't cook

Meaning 5 : someone who cooks food

Meaning 6 : transform and make suitable for consumption by heating

    Example : These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes

Meaning 7 : transform by heating

    Example : The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle