(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
When you ~ a meal, you prepare food for eating by heating it.
I have to go and ~ the dinner...
Chefs at the St James Court restaurant have ~ed for the Queen...
We’ll ~ them a nice Italian meal.
VERB: V n, V, V n n
~ing
Her hobbies include music, dancing, sport and ~ing.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
When you ~ food, or when food ~s, it is heated until it is ready to be eaten.
...some basic instructions on how to ~ a turkey...
Let the vegetables ~ gently for about 10 minutes...
Drain the pasta as soon as it is ~ed.
VERB: V n, V, V-ed
3.
A ~ is a person whose job is to prepare and ~ food, especially in someone’s home or in an institution.
They had a butler, a ~, and a maid.
= chef
N-COUNT
4.
If you say that someone is a good ~, you mean they are good at preparing and ~ing food.
N-COUNT: adj N
5.
If you say that someone has ~ed the books, you mean that they have changed figures or a written record in order to deceive people. (INFORMAL)
PHRASE: V inflects
6.
see also ~ing