english
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to cook something
cook
to prepare a meal or food for eating by using heat:
• I offered to cook a meal for her. • Cook in a hot oven for 25 minutes.
make
to make a meal or a particular dish by cooking it or getting all the parts ready:
• John was making dinner. • I think I’ll make a salad for lunch.
prepare
to make a meal or a particular dish by getting all the parts ready. Prepare is more formal than make:
• The children helped to prepare the evening meal. • The dish takes a long time to prepare.
rustle up
informal to cook a meal or dish quickly using whatever is available:
• She soon rustled up a tasty soup.
fix
especially American English to cook or prepare a meal – used about meals you make quickly:
• Why don’t you take a nap while I fix dinner?
do
British English informal to make a particular type of food:
• I could do you an omelette. • I was thinking of doing a fish pie when Michael comes.
ways of cooking something
bake
to cook things such as bread or cakes in an oven:
• Tom baked a cake for my birthday.
roast
to cook meat or vegetables in an oven:
• Roast the potatoes for an hour.
fry
to cook food in hot oil:
• She was frying some mushrooms.
stir-fry
to fry small pieces of food while moving them around continuously:
• stir-fried tofu and bean sprouts
sauté
to fry vegetables for a short time in a small amount of butter or oil:
• Sauté the potatoes in butter.
grill
to cook food over or under strong heat:
• grilled fish
broil
American English to cook food under heat:
• broiled fish
boil
to cook something in very hot water:
• He doesn’t even know how to boil an egg. • English people seem to love boiled vegetables.
steam
to cook vegetables over hot water:
• Steam the rice for 15 minutes.
poach
to cook food, especially fish or eggs, slowly in hot water:
• poached salmon
toast
to cook the outside surfaces of bread:
• toasted muffins
barbecue
to cook food on a metal frame over a fire outdoors:
• I thought we could barbecue some mackerel.
microwave
to cook food in a microwave oven:
• The beans can be microwaved.
Longman-Thesaurus
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cook sth up
[ M ] informal
to invent a story, plan, etc., usually dishonestly
• She'd cooked up some weird scheme that was going to earn her a fortune.
• I had to cook up an excuse about my car breaking down.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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cook
nouns
cook a meal
• Shall I cook the meal tonight?
cook breakfast/lunch/dinner
• Kate was in the kitchen cooking dinner.
cook food
• The book also gives advice on healthy ways of cooking food.
cook rice/pasta/sausages etc
• Cook the pasta for about 8 minutes.
adverbs
cook something gently/slowly
(= on a low heat )
• Reduce the heat and cook gently for 20 minutes.
cook something well/thoroughly
(= until it has definitely cooked for a long enough time )
• Beans should always be cooked well.
be cooked through
(= in the middle as well as on the outside )
• Fry the fish until golden and cooked through.
cook something evenly
(= until all of it is equally well cooked )
• Turn the pie several times to cook it evenly.
phrases
be cooked to perfection
(= be cooked exactly the right amount, so it is perfect )
• All the dishes were cooked to perfection by the French chef.
transnet.ir
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noun
food preparer:
Our cook fixes nutritious meals.
verb
fry, boil, etc.:
Pork must be cooked to eat it.
Simple Definitions
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noun ADJ. excellent, good He's a very good cook | amateur, professional She wants to become a professional cook.JOB, verb ADV. thoroughly, well Make sure you cook the meat well. | evenly, gently, slowly Turn the fish over so that it cooks evenly. | quickly PHRASES be cooked through Ensure that the meat is cooked through.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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In addition to the idioms beginning with COOK, Also see CHIEF COOK AND BOTTLEWASHER; SHORT ORDER (COOK); TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE BROTH; WHAT'S COOKING.
American Heritage Idioms