cook (EN)

verb, noun

verb “cook”

1. to prepare food by heating it
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   He loves to cook meals for his family.
2. (of food) to be prepared
   The vegetables are cooking on the stovetop.
3. to become very hot
   We were cooking under the midday sun during the hike.
4. to devise or plan something, often secretly
   They're cooking up a surprise for her birthday.
5. to alter or falsify something, especially records or data
   The employee was dismissed for cooking the books.
6. (slang) to manufacture illegal drugs
   The authorities discovered they were cooking meth in the garage.

noun “cook”

1. a person who prepares food
   She is an excellent cook and loves experimenting with new recipes.
2. (slang) a person who makes illegal drugs
   The police arrested the cook operating the meth lab.
3. (chess) an unintended solution to a chess problem that spoils the problem
   The chess problem had a cook, so it needed to be revised.