Cook
noun
A person who prepares food as their job.
She works as a cook in a large restaurant
Often appears as...
- head cook
- line cook
verb
To prepare food for eating by using heat.
I am cooking dinner tonight
Often appears as...
- cook dinner
- cook a meal
verb
To falsify or manipulate, especially in the context of finances or data.
He was charged with cooking the books
Often appears as...
- cook the books
- cook figures
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Colloquial
noun
A player who is performing very well, especially in sport.
He's cooking now, scoring three goals in a row
Often appears as...
- cook on the court
- cook on the field
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Informal
Colloquial
noun
A person who prepares food as their job.
She works as a cook in a large restaurant
Often appears as...
- head cook
- line cook
verb
To prepare food for eating by using heat.
I am cooking dinner tonight
Often appears as...
- cook dinner
- cook a meal
verb
To falsify or manipulate, especially in the context of finances or data.
He was charged with cooking the books
Often appears as...
- cook the books
- cook figures
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
A player who is performing very well, especially in sport.
He's cooking now, scoring three goals in a row
Often appears as...
- cook on the court
- cook on the field
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Occupational Term
Used to describe someone whose job is preparing food, may not necessarily have the training of a chef.
The restaurant hired a new cook with a passion for Italian cuisine.
Pro Tip 2/2Job Hierarchy
In a professional kitchen, 'cook' usually implies a rank below a 'chef', who might have more creative control.
After years of training, the cook finally became the head chef.
Pro Tip 1/2Occupational Term
Used to describe someone whose job is preparing food, may not necessarily have the training of a chef.
The restaurant hired a new cook with a passion for Italian cuisine.
Pro Tip 2/2Job Hierarchy
In a professional kitchen, 'cook' usually implies a rank below a 'chef', who might have more creative control.
After years of training, the cook finally became the head chef.
Pro Tip 1/2Occupational Term
Used to describe someone whose job is preparing food, may not necessarily have the training of a chef.
The restaurant hired a new cook with a passion for Italian cuisine.
Pro Tip 2/2Job Hierarchy
In a professional kitchen, 'cook' usually implies a rank below a 'chef', who might have more creative control.
After years of training, the cook finally became the head chef.
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Teach every child about...
Where else do you shop so religiously? Week in, week out. How much money do you spend, in your life, in a supermarket? Love them. They just sell us what we want. All right. They owe us to put a food ambassador in every major supermarket. They need to help us shop. They need to show us how to cook quick, tasty, seasonal meals
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Gordon Cooks Whitefish PIPE...
Honestly. It's the only village you can get it in the world. Really? Yeah. I've eaten a lot of fish in my life, sometimes with chips. But that on its own is delicious. And it's given me a lot of inspiration for the final cook at the end of the week. And I'd love for both of you to join us at the final cook. Really?
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Want to be an activist?...
and it would be in bright pink and purple. Very gender-specific colors to females, right? So, it kind of was sending a message that only girls are supposed to cook. Boys aren't. And this discouraged my brother a lot. He thought that he wasn't supposed to want to be a chef. because that was something girls did.
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Why 1.5 billion people...
that it's actually a lot more energy-efficient to cook little pieces quickly. But also, then you don't have to cut them. So you have a circular influence, where the type of food that is cooked allows people to use chopsticks, and then the fact that you have chopsticks influences the food that you can cook.
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What triggers a chemical...
Entropy also increases and helps the reaction along because the neat, organized log of wood is now converted into randomly moving water vapor and carbon dioxide. The energy shed by this exothermic reaction powers the endothermic reaction of cooking your dinner.
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Danica Patrick Eats a...
and for years, I always used to eat them like this. What? And they taste disgusting because they're full of-- --this yellow kind of weird stuff and really pungent. It stays with you forever. But if you cook them and you barbecue them up, then it's perfect.
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How to rebuild the world...
complex mechanisms of the windmill and we take that flour and we cook it we bake bread and the heat of the fire makes the food taste nice but most importantly helps to break down the food
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Gary Haugen: The hidden...
She sat down with me for hours, just ushered me in to the world of poverty. She described what it was like when the coals on the cooking fire finally just went completely cold.
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Could You be an...
refreshing to see living things other than human beings food becomes hugely important and the cook is one of the most critically watched members of the community
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Kailash Satyarthi: How...
You have done your bit. You have eaten the food cooked by untouchables, which has never happened in our memory." She said, "You won today."
Video examples
Teach every child about...
Where else do you shop so religiously? Week in, week out. How much money do you spend, in your life, in a supermarket? Love them. They just sell us what we want. All right. They owe us to put a food ambassador in every major supermarket. They need to help us shop. They need to show us how to cook quick, tasty, seasonal meals
Video examples
Gordon Cooks Whitefish PIPE...
Honestly. It's the only village you can get it in the world. Really? Yeah. I've eaten a lot of fish in my life, sometimes with chips. But that on its own is delicious. And it's given me a lot of inspiration for the final cook at the end of the week. And I'd love for both of you to join us at the final cook. Really?
Video examples
Want to be an activist?...
and it would be in bright pink and purple. Very gender-specific colors to females, right? So, it kind of was sending a message that only girls are supposed to cook. Boys aren't. And this discouraged my brother a lot. He thought that he wasn't supposed to want to be a chef. because that was something girls did.
Video examples
Why 1.5 billion people...
that it's actually a lot more energy-efficient to cook little pieces quickly. But also, then you don't have to cut them. So you have a circular influence, where the type of food that is cooked allows people to use chopsticks, and then the fact that you have chopsticks influences the food that you can cook.
Video examples
What triggers a chemical...
Entropy also increases and helps the reaction along because the neat, organized log of wood is now converted into randomly moving water vapor and carbon dioxide. The energy shed by this exothermic reaction powers the endothermic reaction of cooking your dinner.
Video examples
Danica Patrick Eats a...
and for years, I always used to eat them like this. What? And they taste disgusting because they're full of-- --this yellow kind of weird stuff and really pungent. It stays with you forever. But if you cook them and you barbecue them up, then it's perfect.
Video examples
How to rebuild the world...
complex mechanisms of the windmill and we take that flour and we cook it we bake bread and the heat of the fire makes the food taste nice but most importantly helps to break down the food
Video examples
Gary Haugen: The hidden...
She sat down with me for hours, just ushered me in to the world of poverty. She described what it was like when the coals on the cooking fire finally just went completely cold.
Video examples
Could You be an...
refreshing to see living things other than human beings food becomes hugely important and the cook is one of the most critically watched members of the community
Video examples
Kailash Satyarthi: How...
You have done your bit. You have eaten the food cooked by untouchables, which has never happened in our memory." She said, "You won today."
Example 1 of 10
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Charli XCX
British Musician
If I'm really honest, I can't cook. I'm, like, the worst, worst, worst cook in the world.
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Ainsley Harriott
English Chef
I'm always interested in cooking and helping to bring people together.
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Marcela Valladolid
American Chef
I cook healthy meals all the time. That's really important to me.
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Jose Andres
Spanish Chef
Women's cooking has always had a big influence on me personally.
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Alain Ducasse
French Chef
The world of wine is more creative than the world of cooking.
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Mandy Patinkin
American Actor
My mom was a great cook and great baker all her life.
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Guy Fieri
American Businessman
I respect anybody that cooks. I know how hard it is.
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Sean Pertwee
English Actor
I am a fantastic cook. It's my great passion.
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Damaris Phillips
American Chef
I would like to help people cook more.
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Vidya Balan
Indian Actress
I can't cook to save my life.
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Charli XCX
British Musician
If I'm really honest, I can't cook. I'm, like, the worst, worst, worst cook in the world.
Quote examples
Ainsley Harriott
English Chef
I'm always interested in cooking and helping to bring people together.
Quote examples
Marcela Valladolid
American Chef
I cook healthy meals all the time. That's really important to me.
Quote examples
Jose Andres
Spanish Chef
Women's cooking has always had a big influence on me personally.
Quote examples
Alain Ducasse
French Chef
The world of wine is more creative than the world of cooking.
Quote examples
Mandy Patinkin
American Actor
My mom was a great cook and great baker all her life.
Quote examples
Guy Fieri
American Businessman
I respect anybody that cooks. I know how hard it is.
Quote examples
Sean Pertwee
English Actor
I am a fantastic cook. It's my great passion.
Quote examples
Damaris Phillips
American Chef
I would like to help people cook more.
Quote examples
Vidya Balan
Indian Actress
I can't cook to save my life.
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