[intransitive, transitive] to prepare food by heating it, for example by boiling, baking or frying it.

​a person who cooks food or whose job is cooking. John is a very good cook (= he cooks well). Who was the cook (= who cooked the food)?

a person who cooks food or whose job is cooking. John is a very good cook (= he cooks well). Who was the cook (= who cooked the food)?

1[intransitive, transitive] to prepare food by heating it, for example by boiling, baking, or frying it Where did you learn to cook? · 2[intransitive] (of food) ...

the process of preparing food by heating it. My husband does all the cooking. a book on Indian cooking; We always use olive oil for cooking.

There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb cook, one of which is labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation ...

What does the noun cook mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun cook. See 'Meaning & use' for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

cooking adjective NAmE//ˈkʊkɪŋ// suitable for cooking rather than eating raw or drinking cooking sherry

food that has been prepared in a particular way; The restaurant offers traditional home cooking (= food similar to that cooked at home).

cook something up (informal) to invent something, especially in order to trick somebody synonym concoct