cook
• verb 1 prepare (food or a meal) by mixing, combining, and heating the elements or ingredients. 2 (with reference to food) heat or be heated so as to reach an edible state. 3 informal alter dishonestly. 4 (cook up) informal concoct (a story, excuse, or plan). • noun a person who cooks. — PHRASES cook someone’s goose informal spoil someone’s plans. too many cooks spoil the broth proverb if too many people are involved in a task or activity, it will not be done well. — ORIGIN from Latin coquus ‘a cook’.
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