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COOK

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who cooks food

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("cook" is a kind of...):

skilled worker; skilled workman; trained worker (a worker who has acquired special skills)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cook"):

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)

Instance hyponyms:

Fannie Farmer; Fannie Merritt Farmer; Farmer (an expert on cooking whose cookbook has undergone many editions (1857-1915))

Derivation:

cook (transform and make suitable for consumption by heating)

cook (prepare for eating by applying heat)

cook (prepare a hot meal)

Sense 2

Meaning:

English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)

Synonyms:

Captain Cook; Captain James Cook; Cook; James Cook

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

navigator (in earlier times, a person who explored by ship)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Transform and make suitable for consumption by heating

Example:

These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "cook" is one way to...):

change integrity (change in physical make-up)

Verb group:

cook (transform by heating)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "cook"):

poach (cook in a simmering liquid)

pressure-cook (cook in a pressure cooker)

steam (cook something by letting steam pass over it)

grill (cook over or under a grill)

fry (cook on a hot surface using fat)

braise (cook in liquid)

roast (cook with dry heat, usually in an oven)

stew (cook slowly and for a long time in liquid)

fricassee (make a fricassee of by cooking)

overcook (cook too long)

blanch; parboil (cook (vegetables) briefly)

micro-cook; microwave; nuke; zap (cook or heat in a microwave oven)

souse (cook in a marinade)

coddle (cook in nearly boiling water)

brown (fry in a pan until it changes color)

bake (cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

The chefs cook the vegetables

Derivation:

cook (someone who cooks food)

cookery; cooking (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Transform by heating

Example:

The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "cook" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Verb group:

cook (transform and make suitable for consumption by heating)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

cooker (a utensil for cooking)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Prepare for eating by applying heat

Example:

fix breakfast for the guests, please

Synonyms:

cook; fix; make; prepare; ready

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "cook" is one way to...):

create from raw material; create from raw stuff (make from scratch)

Verb group:

make (gather and light the materials for)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "cook"):

lard (prepare or cook with lard)

concoct; cook up (prepare or cook by mixing ingredients)

whip up; whomp up (prepare or cook quickly or hastily)

precook (cook beforehand so that the actual preparation won't take long)

devil (coat or stuff with a spicy paste)

put on (put on the stove or ready for cooking)

flambe (pour liquor over and ignite (a dish))

escallop; scallop (bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top)

deglaze (dissolve cooking juices or solid food in (a pan) by adding liquid and stirring)

dress; dress out (kill and prepare for market or consumption)

keep; preserve (prevent (food) from rotting)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

The chefs cook the vegetables

Derivation:

cook (someone who cooks food)

cooker (a utensil for cooking)

cookery; cooking (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Prepare a hot meal

Example:

My husband doesn't cook

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "cook" is one way to...):

create from raw material; create from raw stuff (make from scratch)

"Cook" entails doing...:

cook (transform and make suitable for consumption by heating)

Domain category:

cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

cook (someone who cooks food)

cookery; cooking (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Tamper, with the purpose of deception

Example:

falsify the data

Synonyms:

cook; fake; falsify; fudge; manipulate; misrepresent; wangle

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "cook" is one way to...):

cheat; chisel (engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "cook"):

juggle (manipulate by or as if by moving around components)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Also:

cook up (concoct something artificial or untrue)

Credits

 Context examples: 

According to the study, fisheries catches are expected to fall by more than 50 per cent by the year 2050 for some countries: the Cook Islands, Micronesia, Niue and Tuvalu.

(Pacific island fish migrating to cooler seas, SciDev.Net)

Forests in south India that had become degraded due to excessive fuelwood extraction recovered after villagers living nearby switched to biogas for their cooking fuel needs, says a study.

(Shift to biogas helps revive forests, SciDev.Net)

You can roast it by the fire, since your tastes are so peculiar that you prefer cooked food, and then you will have a very good breakfast.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

Then on January 23, Venus and Jupiter will be cooking up love and luxury.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

"He cooked for himself," she interrupted, "on a little kerosene stove."

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

“The young imp cannot be found,” said Dr. Trevelyan; “the maid and the cook have just been searching for him.”

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Here is the account: Between nine and ten last night Police-Constable Cook, of the H Division, on duty near Waterloo Bridge, heard a cry for help and a splash in the water.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I cook breakfast, I eat, then I sleep on the beach three hours. I wake up. It is ten o'clock. Snow is falling. There is wind, much wind that blows fair.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

She and Mrs. King, the cook.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The dinner too in its turn was highly admired; and he begged to know to which of his fair cousins the excellency of its cooking was owing.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)