COOK

(noun) someone who cooks food
(noun) English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)
synonyms : captain cook , captain james cook , james cook
(verb) transform and make suitable for consumption by heating
"These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes"
(verb) transform by heating
"The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle"
(verb) prepare for eating by applying heat
"Cook me dinner, please", "can you make me an omelette?", "fix breakfast for the guests, please"
synonyms : fix , make , prepare , ready
(verb) prepare a hot meal
"My husband doesn't cook"
(verb) tamper, with the purpose of deception
"Fudge the figures", "cook the books", "falsify the data"
synonyms : fake , falsify , fudge , manipulate , misrepresent , wangle
The cab driver had manipulated the meter. -added by naila_inlas

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