cook

Noun
  1. Someone who cooks food (synset 109982799)
    is a type of: skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker - a worker who has acquired special skills
    subtypes:
    • chef - a professional 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
    specific instances: fannie farmer, fannie merritt farmer, farmer - an expert on cooking whose cookbook has undergone many editions (1857-1915)
  2. English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779) (synset 110928065)
    is an instance of: navigator - in earlier times, a person who explored by ship
    same as: captain cook, captain james cook, james cook
Verb
  1. Prepare a hot meal (synset 201669533)
    "My husband doesn't cook"
    referred to in: cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
    entail: cook - transform and make suitable for consumption by heating
    is a type of: create from raw material, create from raw stuff - make from scratch
  2. Prepare for eating by applying heat (synset 201668067)
    "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"
    is a type of: create from raw material, create from raw stuff - make from scratch
    subtypes:
    • keep, preserve - prevent (food) from rotting
    • dress, dress out - kill and prepare for market or consumption
    • deglaze - dissolve cooking juices or solid food in (a pan) by adding liquid and stirring
    • escallop, scallop - bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top
    • flambe - pour liquor over and ignite (a dish)
    • put on - put on the stove or ready for cooking
    • devil - coat or stuff with a spicy paste
    • precook - cook beforehand so that the actual preparation won't take long
    • whip up, whomp up - prepare or cook quickly or hastily
    • concoct, cook up - prepare or cook by mixing ingredients
    • lard - prepare or cook with lard
    same as: fix, make, prepare, ready
    verb group: make - gather and light the materials for
  3. Transform and make suitable for consumption by heating (synset 200323648)
    "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes"
    is a type of: change integrity - change in physical make-up
    subtypes:
    • bake - cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven
    • brown - fry in a pan until it changes color
    • coddle - cook in nearly boiling water
    • souse - cook in a marinade
    • micro-cook, microwave, nuke, zap - cook or heat in a microwave oven
    • blanch, parboil - cook (vegetables) briefly
    • overcook - cook too long
    • fricassee - make a fricassee of by cooking
    • stew - cook slowly and for a long time in liquid
    • roast - cook with dry heat, usually in an oven
    • braise - cook in liquid
    • fry - cook on a hot surface using fat
    • grill - cook over or under a grill
    • steam - cook something by letting steam pass over it
    • pressure-cook - cook in a pressure cooker
    • poach - cook in a simmering liquid
    verb group: cook - transform by heating
  4. Tamper, with the purpose of deception (synset 202583006)
    "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"
    is a type of: cheat, chisel - engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud
    subtypes: juggle - manipulate by or as if by moving around components
    same as: fake, falsify, fudge, manipulate, misrepresent, wangle
  5. Transform by heating (synset 200324178)
    "The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle"
    is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
    verb group: cook - transform and make suitable for consumption by heating

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