2cook verb
cooks; cooked; cook·ing 1 : to prepare (food) for eating especially by using heat [+ obj] ▪ Cook the onions over low/medium/high heat. ▪ She cooked a great meal. ▪ I'll cook dinner tonight. ▪ The fish was cooked in a white wine sauce. ▪ Carrots can be cooked, but they are often eaten raw. ▪ a cooked chicken ▪ Are the potatoes cooked through? [=done] = Are the potatoes fully/thoroughly cooked? [no obj] ▪ We're too busy to cook at home. ▪ He enjoys cooking on the weekends. 2 [no obj] : to go through the process of being cooked
▪ The rice is still cooking, but it will be ready in 10 minutes. 3 [no obj] informal : to happen or take place
▪ What's cooking? ▪ There's something cooking, but he won't say what.
▪ The rice is still cooking, but it will be ready in 10 minutes.
▪ What's cooking? ▪ There's something cooking, but he won't say what.
be cooking
informal : to be performing or doing something well
▪ The economy is really cooking. ▪ That's it! Now you're cooking!
▪ The economy is really cooking. ▪ That's it! Now you're cooking!
cook someone's goose
informal : to make it certain that someone will fail, lose, etc.
▪ They were already trailing, and that last goal really cooked their goose. ▪ Their goose was cooked after that last goal.
▪ They were already trailing, and that last goal really cooked their goose. ▪ Their goose was cooked after that last goal.
cook the books
informal : to dishonestly change official records of how much money was spent and received
▪ They cooked the books to drive up the company's stock prices.
▪ They cooked the books to drive up the company's stock prices.
cook up [phrasal verb]
cook up (something) or cook (something) up 1 : to prepare (food) for eating especially quickly
▪ I can cook up some hamburgers. 2 : to invent (something, such as an idea, excuse, etc.) to deal with a particular situation
▪ They cooked up [=devised, hatched] a scheme to fool their neighbor. ▪ You'll have to cook an excuse up quickly.
▪ I can cook up some hamburgers.
▪ They cooked up [=devised, hatched] a scheme to fool their neighbor. ▪ You'll have to cook an excuse up quickly.
