I. ˈku̇k noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cōc, from Latin coquus, from coquere to cook; akin to Old English ā figen fried, Greek pessein to cook
Date: before 12th century
1. : a person who prepares food for eating
2. : a technical or industrial process comparable to cooking food ; also : a substance so processed
II. verb
Date: 14th century
intransitive verb
1. : to prepare food for eating especially by means of heat
French cook ing
2. : to undergo the action of being cooked
the rice is cook ing now
3. : occur , happen
find out what was cook ing in the committee
4. : to perform, do, or proceed well
the jazz quartet was cook ing along
the party cook ed right through the night
transitive verb
1. : concoct , fabricate — usually used with up
cook ed up a scheme
2. : to prepare for eating by a heating process
3. : falsify , doctor
cook ed the books with phony spending cuts and accounting gimmickry — Colleen O'Connor
4. : to subject to the action of heat or fire
• cook·able ˈku̇-kə-bəl adjective
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- cook one's goose