Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb cook

5 senses of cook

Sense 1
cook -- (prepare a hot meal; "My husband doesn't cook")
       => create from raw material, create from raw stuff -- (make from scratch)

Sense 2
cook, fix, ready, make, prepare -- (prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please")
       => create from raw material, create from raw stuff -- (make from scratch)

Sense 3
cook -- (transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes")
       => change integrity -- (change in physical make-up)

Sense 4
fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent -- (tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data")
       => cheat, chisel -- (engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?")
          Phrasal Verb-> cook up#2

Sense 5
cook -- (transform by heating; "The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Antonyms of adj cooked

1 sense of cooked

Sense 1
cooked (vs. raw) -- (having been prepared for eating by the application of heat)

raw (vs. cooked) -- (not treated with heat to prepare it for eating)
        => half-baked, underdone -- (insufficiently cooked)
        => rare -- ((of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside; "rare roast beef")
        => uncooked -- (not cooked)
        => untoasted -- (not having been browned by exposure to heat)

Similarity of adj cooked

1 sense of cooked

Sense 1
cooked (vs. raw) -- (having been prepared for eating by the application of heat)
       => au gratin -- (cooked while covered with browned breadcrumbs (and sometimes cheese))
       => baked -- ((bread and pastries) cooked by dry heat (as in an oven); "baked goods")
       => barbecued, grilled -- (cooked over an outdoor grill)
       => batter-fried -- (fried in batter)
       => boiled, poached, stewed -- (cooked in hot water)
       => braised -- (cooked by browning in fat and then simmering in a closed container)
       => broiled, grilled -- (cooked by radiant heat (as over a grill))
       => burned, burnt -- (ruined by overcooking; "she served us underdone bacon and burnt biscuits")
       => candy-like -- (resembling candy)
       => done -- (cooked until ready to serve)
       => fried, deep-fried -- (cooked by frying in fat)
       => hard-baked -- (baked until hard)
       => hard-boiled -- ((eggs) cooked until the yolk is solid)
       => lyonnaise -- (cooked with onions)
       => medium -- ((meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside)
       => overdone -- (cooked too long but still edible)
       => pancake-style -- (cooked as pancakes are cooked)
       => parched -- (toasted or roasted slightly; "parched corn was a staple of the Indian diet")
       => rare-roasted -- ((meat) roasted with the meat inside still rare)
       => ready-cooked -- (cooked in such a way as to be ready for sale)
       => roast, roasted -- ((meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven)
       => saute, sauteed -- (fried quickly in a little fat)
       => seared -- (having the surface burned quickly with intense heat; "the seared meat is then covered with hot liquid for braising")
       => soft-boiled -- ((eggs) having the yolk still liquid; "soft-boiled eggs")
       => souffle-like -- (resembling a souffle)
       => steamed -- (cooked in steam; "steamed clams")
       => sunny-side up -- ((eggs) fried on only one side)
       => toasted -- (browned over by exposure to heat; "he liked toasted marshmallows")
       => wafer-like -- (resembling a thin crisp wafer)
       => well-done -- ((meat) cooked until there is no pink meat left inside)

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