Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage   1 verb
Related topics: Cooking cook1 S2 1 [intransitive and
transitive]DFC to prepare food for eating by using heat: Where
did you learn to cook? Cook the sauce over a low heat for 10
minutes. cook a meal/dinner/breakfast etc I'm usually too tired
to cook an evening meal. cook something for supper/lunch/dinner
etc He was cooking rice for supper. cook somebody something She
cooked them all a good dinner every night. cook (something) for
somebody I promised I'd cook for them. slices of cooked ham a
cooked breakfast 2 [intransitive]DFC to be prepared for eating
by using heat: He could smell something delicious cooking.
Hamburgers were cooking in the kitchen.  cook the books  The
Government was cooking the books and misleading the public.  be
cooking  informal to be being planned in a secret way: They've
got something cooking, and I don't think I like it.  be cooking
(with gas)  spoken used to say that someone is doing something
very well: The band's really co