cook
//kʊk//
Verb
cookInfinitive
cookPresent tense
cookedPast tense
cookedPast participle
cookingPresent participle
cooksThird-person singular
1
To prepare food by heating it, typically by baking, boiling, frying, or roasting.
I cook dinner for my family every night.
2
To undergo the process of being heated in preparation as food.
The rice is cooking in the pot.
3
To alter or falsify something, especially accounts or records.
He was caught cooking the books to hide the company's losses.
Synonym
Noun
cookSingular
cooksPlural
1
A person who prepares food for eating, especially as a job or profession.
She works as a cook in a restaurant.